Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filling (up)
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The flavorful new option is made by infusing the clean taste of Absolut vodka with the heat and aroma that comes from the peppers used to make the South’s most famous hot sauce.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026 -
This is how the living assist the imaginations of the dead, infusing reality with fiction and altering the meaning of a city.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even beyond the runtimes, there’s a strange, extratemporal feeling saturating this project.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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The northern lights appeared to fill the entire sky, saturating the scene with vivid curtains of color dancing to the whims of Earth's magnetic field.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Aggressive Mars conjoins cosmic detective Pluto in your sign, imbuing you with shockingly powerful initiative.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hepburn knew how to style separates, imbuing even the most basic pieces with a sense of effortless elegance.—
Amber Rambharose,
InStyle,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Filling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filling%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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