fills 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of fill
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fills

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noun

plural of fill
as in fillings
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something we ripped the tag off years ago, so we have no idea what the fill in that pillow is

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Recent Examples of fills
Verb
Exactly one feature film in history — The Odyssey — was shot entirely with Imax film cameras and fills a traditional Imax screen from floor to ceiling for its whole run time. Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026 The result is a continuously growing dataset that fills gaps traditional surveys struggle to reach. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The tournament fills the week with activities for spouses and children, giving the 3M Open a reputation as one of the tour’s best places to bring family. Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026 Now five candidates in the state’s 13th Congressional District are hoping more voters will come out to decide who fills the seat. Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 Other brands are eager to distance themselves from the investigation before misinformation fills the void. Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026 One particular aspect of her job that fills Fernandez with positivity is how young Latinos in her organization have empowered themselves to highlight the difficult realities of the community. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Your mind fills with all the defeats; all the anguish of mistakes made and opportunities missed. Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026 Van Hoytema fills the giant frame with imposing images shot in evocative international locations, grand and powerful in scale. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Noun
Its three-in-one design is a huge win for people like adjustable pillows but don't want to store leftover fills or inserts. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026 Peart’s unusual – but iconic – drum fills and tempo changes are perhaps the most complicated in the rock ‘n’ roll canon. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026 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 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 Some of the musical pleasures in the show feel age-old, like Roy Bittan’s piano licks and Max Weinberg’s furious fills. Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 Another relatively new replacement, Ethan Baechtold (in the band since 2023), offered the brooding low end on bass to round Wednesday's sound, while Alan Miller delivered heavy fills and heart-racing builds on drums. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026 Featuring incoherent lyrics accompanied by experimental guitar riffs and hardcore drum fills, it was recorded in San Antonio without the Matthews brothers, reportedly because of a physical altercation between the brothers and Haynes. Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 Platinum requires 12 regular fills or six premium fills in the same timeframe. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fills
Verb
  • Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Intelligent power switches can monitor electrical flow while controlling loads more efficiently.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Anchored by the towering active Turrialba Volcano, this striking region packs rolling highlands, coffee fields, dairy farms, dense rainforest and Caribbean landscapes into one area.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • At only 60 inches wide, West Elm’s Bogart sofa packs a lot of style into a small-space-friendly frame.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The Jasmine Negroni may be the drink that best fulfills that hope.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Petite and portable, the South Seas Rattan Side Cart fulfills the desire for a bedside table that’s slightly out of the ordinary.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Wrapping sweet and savory fillings inside their versions, the Riley duo offers both breakfast and lunch at the brick-and-mortar — with enticing coffee and matcha beverages also being popular items.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • The result was a tortilla that complemented fillings without disappearing beneath them.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, the show crams everything into a space that can't hold it, culminating in this past third season that exploded with too much of practically everything.
    Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Wilson plugs a creative gap in the Leeds line-up off that inside-right channel.
    Aston Villa, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • The discovery also plugs a gap in our understanding of Venus's dense atmosphere.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • What might come as a surprise, though, is the iPhone 17 family already actually satisfies EU rules.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • When the two storylines collide, Nolan stages a clash of A-list titans that throws the director’s usual cerebral machinations aside and instead satisfies his audience with some good old-fashion bloodlust.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Consider Updating Your Plumbing Just like with lighting, switches, and outlets, many kitchen renovators plan on adding or moving plumbing lines for appliances, pot fillers, and more.
    Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
  • The modern aesthetics industry, long plagued by fillers, lasers, Botox, and the nips and tucks of aging skin, is sitting on the precipice of its next era.
    Amy Francombe, Vogue, 17 July 2026

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