Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fills (up)
Verb
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The set-up could easily slip into grim melodrama, but Jackman infuses it with a pop-tastic fun.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025 -
That dark sensibility often infuses itself with their horror projects, with key moments toeing the line between scary and funny.—
William Earl,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Using restrained color palettes, striking natural materials, and warm textures, the firm imbues its interiors with a peaceful elegance and feeling of comfort.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The high-quality wax imbues the air in my home with the same scent as a salty breeze wafting over a hammock on the dunes.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The deal marks the latest major investment by AT&T to accelerate its fiber and 5G network build-out as the wireless market saturates and internet usage surges.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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For brands, the trend has become an opportunity to market products that speak to the Performative Male; which, in turn, only saturates the dating pool with more artifice that is a turn-off for women.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There is certainly a layer of ick that pervades this often gleeful depiction of the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik, and the media circus that followed.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
23 Aug. 2025
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Job insecurity pervades the industry, with 87% of workers describing their employment as unstable.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The state of alienation that permeates and infuses Camus’ prose is the missing ingredient here and, without it, Meursault cuts a very different figure — less adrift in ennui and more intentionally nihilistic.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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This philosophy permeates the entire MAP approach.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Fills (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fills%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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