1
as in satisfied
to do what is required by the terms of
the football player must remain with the team one more year to fulfill his contract
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2
as in accomplished
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you have fulfilled your duties most admirably
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Recent Examples of fulfilled
The reality, too, is that the team fulfilled many of its priorities over the past 10 days.
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The prophecy was fulfilled when their sister Helen joined them on — very unpredictable — drums.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Many voters like me are now questioning whether that promise is being fulfilled.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday night, with a dose of pentobarbital pumped into a vein, Ricks’ wish was fulfilled.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The prophecy was fulfilled when their sister Helen joined them on — very unpredictable — drums.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Many voters like me are now questioning whether that promise is being fulfilled.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday night, with a dose of pentobarbital pumped into a vein, Ricks’ wish was fulfilled.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfilled
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Miami also declined to offer Jovic, though there’s no indication that his inclusion would have satisfied Phoenix.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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The legislation included a detailed governance structure that satisfied lenders by giving the borrower, the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, control over decision making for three years after the deal closed.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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While most of the other categories honor actual work accomplished — an actor who has given a performance, an editor who has cut scenes together, a writer who has penned a script — this new award seeks to honor those who make suggestions.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Another area where Coats reached its benchmark early is zero waste to landfill, which was accomplished a year ahead of schedule.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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As a condition of his employment, the man passed a background check completed by VPD, Valparaiso Police said in a release Tuesday.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Crews are expected to work over the coming weeks to clear the wreckage and make way for the construction of a permanent memorial to the victims, a project slated to be completed in September 2027.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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Macron's centrist movement, which lacks local grassroots support, achieved one major result in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, where its candidate Thomas Cazenave, a former minister, won over the Green party outgoing mayor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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This was achieved by designing the material so that its mechanical behavior depends on its internal structure rather than its chemical composition.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Senior goalkeeper Chloe Gonzalez kept the Vikings in the match during the first half with a pair of saves coming in the 14th and 35th minutes.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sinner took off his cap and waved to the crowd, then kept it short in his on-court interview.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Allen, who also performed at the Shrine Bowl, had a 39-inch vertical and a 10-5 broad jump at the combine.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Iran has already performed 99% of the centrifuge work required to produce weapons-grade uranium for nine nuclear weapons, said Robert Goldston, a Princeton University professor who researches arms control and fusion energy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sofia is the film director Sofia Coppola, who’s been one of Jacobs’s close friends since the two met, in the early nineties, toward the end of his time at Perry Ellis.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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More than 1,000 Lebanese have died since militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and was met with a blistering response that caused more than 700,000 to flee their homes.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea made quite an entrance on The Tonight Show on Monday night (March 23) when the 63-year-old punk funk veteran rocker executed a flawless handstand as host Jimmy Fallon looked on in awe.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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Last week, agents executed a search warrant and arrested three people at the scene.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Fulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfilled. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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