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as in informed
to give information to
my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed
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as in substituted
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation
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Recent Examples of filled in
Gomez, who has filled in at right-back at times, has largely provided cover for the first-choice centre-back duo of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate this season.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Gabriel Milano has filled in at third base since Cuvet’s absence.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Tony Arnerich filled in as acting manager.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Mia Arguelles, who typically plays midfielder, filled in at goalkeeper due to injuries and made two saves for Andrew (7-6-1, 3-2).
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The rest was filled in by Susan’s vampire-next-door vocal performance and wistful instrumentation.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
But the lead genealogist on Joan Nathan’s case, Moriah Amit, found additional information and documents that filled in some blanks on the Bernheim family, and helped fit the family into that tragic part of German-Jewish history.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Laura Jarrett were among the familiar faces who filled in for Guthrie during her absence.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
His timely return can ease the playmaking pressure on Luke Kennard, who filled in admirably in an emergency stretch with 31 assists in four games, and help handle the load next to James.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
James Pearce, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Gabriel Milano has filled in at third base since Cuvet’s absence.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Tony Arnerich filled in as acting manager.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Mia Arguelles, who typically plays midfielder, filled in at goalkeeper due to injuries and made two saves for Andrew (7-6-1, 3-2).
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The rest was filled in by Susan’s vampire-next-door vocal performance and wistful instrumentation.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
But the lead genealogist on Joan Nathan’s case, Moriah Amit, found additional information and documents that filled in some blanks on the Bernheim family, and helped fit the family into that tragic part of German-Jewish history.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Laura Jarrett were among the familiar faces who filled in for Guthrie during her absence.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
His timely return can ease the playmaking pressure on Luke Kennard, who filled in admirably in an emergency stretch with 31 assists in four games, and help handle the load next to James.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled in
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If there are family members living with her or close by, they should be informed about what happened.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Shamsid-Deen initially sought to impose a 90-day jail term, but prosecutor Jonah Karls informed him that the sentence exceeded his legal authority, something the judge appeared unaware of.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The South Korea forward was given a guard of honour by both teams when he was substituted in the second half and received a standing ovation from the crowd.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Spain forward Nico Williams had to be substituted before halftime in Athletic Bilbao’s 1-0 loss to Valencia at home, prompting more concerns ahead of the World Cup.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 May 2026
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Trump asked before Cignetti and his players told him Ponds was at training camp.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 novel is the story of the rise and fall of a Southern populist, the Louisiana governor Willie Stark—a fictional Huey Long (even if Warren downplayed the likeness)—as told by Stark’s wisecracking, anguished, Hamlet-y henchman, Jack Burden.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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As the teens started to leave in an SUV, prosecutors said Miceli stood in the street with a handgun and fired two shots.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Senate Democrats, with all the women dressed in white, stood in the well in defiance.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Delrahim, who before joining Paramount had advised Skydance Media on the Paramount Global acquisition, also said that Paramount-WBD is not comparable to Disney’s $71 billion deal to acquire 21st Century Fox assets that closed in 2019.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Officials have advised energy conservation, cut growth forecasts and warned of fallout from high inflation and 17-year lows in the value of its currency.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The team was established as the Orlando Miracle in 1999 as a sister team to the NBA’s Orlando Magic, but Magic owner Rich DeVos had no interest in keeping the WNBA franchise and likely would have folded the organization had the Tribe not stepped in.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Police say Davis waved a gun at the child before Wakefield stepped in front of his son to protect him.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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After his victory in the then-match-play tournament at Olympia Fields, Hagen handed the Wanamaker Trophy to a cab driver and instructed him to take it to his hotel.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Beijing has condemned those measures and instructed its companies to ignore them.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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The group has been unfairly caught up in the selloff in software names like Salesforce .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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The statement provided some statistics on the board’s decisions, but did not explain the board’s overall response to nurses caught up in the diploma mill scheme nor respond to questions about Bastien and other individual nurses.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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“Filled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled%20in. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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