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Recent Examples of fillings
The fillings are simple and flavorful, like pairing chicken with toum (garlic sauce), cucumber and pickles, or lamb with tahini, onions and tomatoes.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The shop is known for customizable tres leches cakes with 11 fresh fillings and six cake sizes.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
The Chinese-style dumplings are fresh, piping hot and made with tasty fillings such as chicken and sweet corn and shrimp and pork.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The two most popular fillings are pastry cream and jam made from the region’s Itxassou black cherries, but don’t just try one.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
State prosecutors accuse Kazanis, who practiced at the New You Dental clinic in Livonia, of repeatedly billing Medicaid for fillings that were not performed or were performed as less invasive procedures using preventive resin restorations.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 28 May 2026
And fillings and crowns are more lucrative than cleanings, which can create unconscious incentives to drill a tooth with a borderline cavity.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Dentists use it to make crowns and fillings, and it has also been used to make bone cement for orthopedic procedures.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Burritos The beauty of the burrito is that the possibilities for fillings are endless.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The shop is known for customizable tres leches cakes with 11 fresh fillings and six cake sizes.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
The Chinese-style dumplings are fresh, piping hot and made with tasty fillings such as chicken and sweet corn and shrimp and pork.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The two most popular fillings are pastry cream and jam made from the region’s Itxassou black cherries, but don’t just try one.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
State prosecutors accuse Kazanis, who practiced at the New You Dental clinic in Livonia, of repeatedly billing Medicaid for fillings that were not performed or were performed as less invasive procedures using preventive resin restorations.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 28 May 2026
And fillings and crowns are more lucrative than cleanings, which can create unconscious incentives to drill a tooth with a borderline cavity.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Dentists use it to make crowns and fillings, and it has also been used to make bone cement for orthopedic procedures.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Burritos The beauty of the burrito is that the possibilities for fillings are endless.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillings
Noun
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Pantry staples, paper goods and freezer fills are moving in bigger packages as families try to lock in a lower per-unit cost.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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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
Noun
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The food scraps and stalks are brought to the lab where they're dried, ground up and mixed with various natural binders and fillers leading to a compostable alternative to cement or epoxies.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Most Southern gardeners have their vegetable garden planted, summer annuals in the ground and already blooming, containers set with thrillers, fillers, and spillers, the lawn fertilized, and their mowing routine down.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Tommy disburses stuffings and sauces to hungry locals as the GIs seduced their grandmothers with Camels and nylon stockings.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The wide and shallow make of this casserole dish is a hefty $120 off and just the right vehicle for dishes that are better crisp—stuffings, mac and cheese, ratatouille, the list goes on.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Fillings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillings. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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