filling (up)

verb

Definition of filling (up)next
present participle of fill (up)
as in percolating (into)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filling (up)
  1. infusing
  2. saturating
  3. imbuing
Verb
  • After studying Central Texas barbecue online and on TV, Santana began infusing his classic Southern meats with the Dominican flavors of oregano, sofrito, adobo, sour orange, molasses, honey, and achiote.
    — Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The new record is the closest that the two have come to infusing their distinctive DJing style into their original productions.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of infusing
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  • The company has also demonstrated clone and fetch operations saturating 10-gigabit-per-second network connections.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Hazardous floods could occur if back-to-back storms dump heavy rains over several days, saturating the soil in the mountains and filling reservoirs.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturating
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  • Rory Nguyen, software engineer, left, and Liam Wilson, client advisory, work on imbuing computer devices with life, installing operating systems onto computer devices, at the office of Go.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • People Are Manipulated, Not Just Systems Phishing and social engineering attacks are launched against potential victims and work by imbuing fear, urgency, greed and curiosity.
    — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of imbuing
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“Filling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filling%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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