Thesaurus results for FILLERS

fillers

noun

plural of filler

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 Biochar could reportedly serve as a renewable substitute for standard conductive fillers. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 Colorado’s three veteran fillers brought in to prop up the rotation largely tanked. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026 For medi-spa devotees, dermal fillers and skin-tightening treatments are available, too. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 At the 2018 Oscars, Bullock’s physical appearance sparked rumors of facial fillers. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2026 More subdued options include matte black wine glasses, pumpkin vase fillers and black linen napkins, all of which can be used year after year and throughout autumn. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Messina Group’s artists include stadium-fillers like Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Ed Sheeran as well as Phoebe Bridgers, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton. — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 They’re made from organic elderberries and don’t contain any fillers or other unnecessary additives. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2026 Not to mention, many people (understandably) have mixed feelings about injecting Juvéderm or Restylane and the rest of their ilk into their faces for a bit of a volume boost, or balk at the price for half a syringe of the hyaluronic acid fillers. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026

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Services include dental exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions and root canals, along with hearing evaluations and free hearing aids.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
In August, human remains, including a jawbone with teeth and dental fillings and rib bones, were discovered at Boulder Beach in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fillings

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But the drama of those big drum fills and everything was just something that that room gave us.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Researchers compared data on two groups each with more than 500 people who were prescribed three fills of semaglutide or tirzepatide over six months.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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