fills (up)

present tense third-person singular of fill (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fills (up)
Verb
  • Tech giant OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas on Tuesday—a browser that infuses generative AI capabilities throughout the user experience.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The fourth installment of the brands’ collaboration infuses playful details into elevated design, offering new styles in addition to refreshed versions of the Classic Platform and Trailbreak sneakers.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This film imbues all of the psychological horror and weirdness of David Lynch’s original Twin Peaks series with a level of graphic horror that likely wouldn’t have flown on ABC.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Keaton takes on a role that could have been all cliché — that of a new mother trying to balance a demanding job with caring for a 14-month-old — and imbues it with such relatable honesty.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The result is a geomagnetic storm that amplifies the ionospheric and radio disruptions caused by flares and saturates the radiation belts surrounding Earth to such an extent that new belts can suddenly form.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Mich Fabriga, vice president of LTL pricing for AFS, said the LTL market will continue to hone in on profitability as uncertainty pervades.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades.
    Saher Alghorra, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Music fans are still mourning the death of legendary singer D’Angelo and lauding how the vastness of his musical experiences, from gospel to funk to soul, permeates his catalog.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • LaChance says Sitake’s daily search for joy permeates the locker room.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Fills (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fills%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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