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 Even though all the barrels matured in the same place, the final blend leaned heavily on barrels filled in January and June. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The Jonas Brothers musician also filled in for Ripa on July 28, while Mila Kunis filled in on July 29. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2026 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
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
  • The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Her pitch, deeply informed by Billy’s sensibility and ideas and by the course of their encounter, is a brilliantly strange narrative that puts the character and vantage point of Little Death at the center of a film-within-a-film origin story.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • If entry-level consultants, lawyers, and financial analysts were being systematically substituted out at the pace Amodei described to 60 Minutes in November 2025, McCrory’s occupation-level unemployment data should already show some divergence.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Romero started in central defence for Argentina in their 1-0 defeat after extra time by Spain in the World Cup final, but was substituted in the 70th minute with an injury.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 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
  • When using a crash test dummy that stood in as a 3-year-old, the headrest position shifted from a higher one to a lower one under certain conditions.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 27 July 2026
  • The concern was where public shareholders stood in the sequence of value creation.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of stood in
Verb
  • Fauci is appearing in front of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs under a subpoena and repeatedly reading a statement saying his lawyers advised him to invoke his Fifth Amendment right.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • It's also advised to use PTO for part of the trip to ensure genuine rest, as a workation isn't a substitute for a true break.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 29 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
  • Cody instructed Figueroa to send her a text message memorializing his concerns and reasons for wanting to resign, the lawsuit said.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
  • Just 6 weeks later, MaineHealth instructed providers to tell patients the unit would be closing in December.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 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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“Filled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled%20in. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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