1
as in loading
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
fill the basket with apples
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2
as in packing
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty
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3
as in fulfilling
to do what is required by the terms of
orders received by this date will be filled in time for Christmas delivery of the merchandise
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Recent Examples of filling
Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Each piece combines rich milk chocolate with a creamy pumpkin spice latte filling.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Here are a handful of ideas dietitians and experts recommend for a well-rounded, filling dish.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Automation could help at the margins — routing requests, pre-filling forms, or suggesting knowledge-base articles — but the core work still had to be done by people.
—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Her husband knocked frames down and fixed the walls, while Donaldson took on taping, filling, sanding and painting.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Each piece combines rich milk chocolate with a creamy pumpkin spice latte filling.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
All of this is found in the one tablet—such an accessible serving size that makes filling nutritional gaps an easy feat.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Here are a handful of ideas dietitians and experts recommend for a well-rounded, filling dish.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filling
Noun
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Increasingly, misinformation and conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors, adding challenges to care.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The unnecessary teensy twin spoilers seem to serve no purpose beyond making loading things into the bed of the truck harder.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Published in the journal PLOS One, the study examined how running with a stroller affects loading forces on the body.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bulb lasagna avoids this by packing an impressive amount of successive blooms into a small space.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Section Two of the act tries to prevent legislative map drawers from diluting the votes of minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out among too many districts to have an impact.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yeah, but again, so fulfilling creatively.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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And while the actress has her hands full with almost too many projects to count, from running her Rare Beauty empire to starring in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, Gomez has said that returning to her roots has been extremely fulfilling for her.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So cramming those two tones together is a hard thing to do.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Government funding has been appropriated this way for the past nine fiscal years, with Congress cramming 108 spending measures into 13 bills.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Amazon is plugging into advanced nuclear energy, taking its sustainability goals to the next level with plans for a new small modular reactor (SMR) facility in Washington state.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sitting alone, day after day, plugging your words into a document can at times feel like a fruitless pursuit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They’ve been almost monomaniacally determined to deliver a climactic final eight episodes that provide not only a feeling of resolution, but of satisfying inevitability.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That might be called keeping your options open, but considering Martin has written comedy and now drama, releases music, writes books, co-hosts a popular podcast and has also started selling their artwork, these ambitions don’t feel lofty.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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Relax by the wood-burning stove or in the bath that offers superb vistas of the water—all while keeping an eye out for wildlife, including sheep.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Filling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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