as in fillings
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something
the vase was packed in Styrofoam filler to protect it during shipping
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Recent Examples of fillers
Nearby is the Harvey Nichols Clinic, which offers a variety of aesthetic and therapeutic beauty services by brands including Dr Motox, which is known for bespoke treatments and noninvasive injectables, fillers and facials.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Use trailing varieties as spillers or to fill hanging baskets, and mounding varieties as gorgeous fillers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Pair tall plants in the back, medium fillers in the middle and trailing varieties tumbling out front for instant garden depth.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Saturday Morning cartoon block fillers.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
This container garden features a bold palette of red and chartreuse in the classic combo of thrillers, fillers, and spillers.
—Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Ultra-concentrated, enzyme-rich formulas deliver best-in-class cleaning power without harsh chemicals, dyes, or fillers.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
While two of those three bills from Illinois lawmakers would cut off new or expanded budget gap fillers for the city, Pritzker’s latest budget proposal would also essentially reduce another.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Kylie was dramatically overlining her lips and eventually admitted to getting temporary lip fillers, but that did nothing to stop her fans from clamoring to get any tips on how to make their lips look exactly like hers.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Use trailing varieties as spillers or to fill hanging baskets, and mounding varieties as gorgeous fillers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Pair tall plants in the back, medium fillers in the middle and trailing varieties tumbling out front for instant garden depth.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Saturday Morning cartoon block fillers.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
This container garden features a bold palette of red and chartreuse in the classic combo of thrillers, fillers, and spillers.
—Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Ultra-concentrated, enzyme-rich formulas deliver best-in-class cleaning power without harsh chemicals, dyes, or fillers.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
While two of those three bills from Illinois lawmakers would cut off new or expanded budget gap fillers for the city, Pritzker’s latest budget proposal would also essentially reduce another.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Kylie was dramatically overlining her lips and eventually admitted to getting temporary lip fillers, but that did nothing to stop her fans from clamoring to get any tips on how to make their lips look exactly like hers.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillers
Noun
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Each of these boxes contains a dozen Belgian chocolates in a range of flavors and fillings, including milk chocolate nougat, pistachio, caramel, and hazelnut.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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The fillings are seemingly endless and every flavor's better than the last.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are soaring layers of harmony vocals, a glistening 12-string-guitar part, driving drum fills that speed the song forward.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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And the fills, like those with lightweight eucalyptus and mulberry silk, are usually airy and hypoallergenic.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Fillers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillers. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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