filled in

verb

past tense of fill in
1
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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2
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 At the time, the district said the employee worked at Jacksonville High School but also filled in at Jacksonville Middle School this spring. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026 The most prominent position that UM’s athletic department has filled in the portal has been quarterback, with Cam Ward, Carson Beck and now Darian Mensah signed to big-money deals the past three years. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Speaking with Goldman Sachs’s Raj Mahajan at the firm’s Apex Symposium on June 2 — audio Fortune has exclusive, embargoed access to — Griffin filled in the blanks. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Couric then handed the virtual mic to Molner, who filled in some of his wife’s blanks. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 On July 8, Sheinelle Jones filled in for Savannah alongside Craig Melvin, and on July 9, Laura Jarrett stepped in at the anchor desk. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 The sign at the front of the stadium remained a little underwhelming, with the word Lumen blacked out but no replacement filled in. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Scotland's Tartan Army supporters were out in mass, creating a wave of red inside a filled in Gillette Stadium, located about 30 miles outside Boston. — CBS News, 14 June 2026 At the Wedge, spectators showed up at dawn and filled in through the day to get a glimpse at the chaos. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled in
  1. informed
  2. substituted
  3. told
  4. stood in
  5. advised
  6. stepped in
  7. instructed
  8. caught up
Verb
  • In June, the NFL concluded its investigation and informed Diggs there was insufficient evidence to support a personal conduct policy violation.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The courtroom heard the audio of Colt Gray’s arrest, including the moment an officer informed the then-14-year-old he was being taken into custody.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • The group figured Smith’s admission date had to have been entered in error; a clerk must have substituted his birth date by mistake.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Bellingham was substituted into the match in the 79th minute.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of substituted
Verb
  • Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • And the politicians who stood in the way of that freedom will be held to account.
    — Danny Kaplowitz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
  • Filmed in Ontario‘s historic Unionville neighborhood—which stood in as the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut—the episode featured a real-life Victorian residence that served as the home to mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
Definition of stood in
Verb
  • The welcome mat is open for contributions from countries that are on the receiving end of space objects, Sorge advised.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026
  • Customers are advised to use strong, unique passwords and consider a password manager for enhanced security.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Pulisic wound up for a kick on his right foot when a Belgian defender stepped in front of him.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
  • This is where celebrated guitar manufacturer Fender stepped in.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • After a two-month trial, Bowman instructed jurors to deliberate on second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter charges — reduced from first-degree murder charges by prosecutors last week.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 21, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • At one point, the judge instructed court officers to allow the former Venezuelan leader additional time to confer with his attorney before being escorted from the room.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Keegan’s policy of signing expensive experienced players eventually caught up with him — David Seaman, Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and so on — and Keegan’s City ran out of gas.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • First generation students and those from underrepresented groups have also nearly caught up to the overall rate.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of caught up

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