fills (up)

present tense third-person singular of fill (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fills (up)
Verb
  • The idea that dance is for everyone, regardless of ability, infuses the festival.
    Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
  • Mojo is built on a combination of garlic and citrus, creating a bright, punchy sauce and marinade that infuses and flavors grilled meats, seafood and vegetables.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Emma D’Arcy imbues Rhaenyra’s every line with a breathless giddiness that conveys the character’s reckless naivete.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • From $197,195 As its moniker implies, our grand-tourer category celebrates an automobile that imbues any long journey with joie de vivre.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Then there's the sun, whose light saturates the atmosphere from dawn until dusk, shielding the cosmos from our sight.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Otherwise, water saturates the soil and kills plants.
    Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But Klug wasn’t sure any individual Democrat could outrun the negative perception that pervades a state where the party has floundered of late.
    Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • That was a decade ago; now that so many more cousins have married non-Amish partners, English pervades most family spaces and occasions.
    Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • This sense of fusion permeates the film, as each of the different realms of the afterlife the film explores comes with its own look.
    Kambole Campbell, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • The majority of a tree’s roots grow horizontally in the top 4-15 inches of the soil to capture oxygen, which permeates from the surface of the soil.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
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“Fills (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fills%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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