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
By 1990, their desires were fulfilled.
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
For the previous two games in this National League Division Series, the Dodgers had fulfilled the task that kept their coaches and staff up late at night.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
What the critics are really saying is that having a good man should be enough for women to feel fulfilled in life.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
The energy that the King of Pentacles brings forward is fulfilled, secure, stable, and abundant.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
For the previous two games in this National League Division Series, the Dodgers had fulfilled the task that kept their coaches and staff up late at night.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
What the critics are really saying is that having a good man should be enough for women to feel fulfilled in life.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
The energy that the King of Pentacles brings forward is fulfilled, secure, stable, and abundant.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfilled
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The seaside site in Gloucester satisfied all these criteria.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lenzing accomplished this aesthetic by cutting our fibers into varied lengths, mimicking the natural variation that happens in grown fibers like cotton or hemp.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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It has only been accomplished by a few mountaineers since it was first done by American climber Thomas Hornbein.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Curry wouldn't find out the severity of his condition until after the procedure was completed.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Now under construction and expected to be completed in 2028, the array will include thousands of dishes and up to a million low-frequency antennas to create the world’s largest radio telescope.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Putin has again played his military cards, and not (yet) achieved his goals.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, Yacoubian expressed her belief that more progress towards Palestinian statehood needs to be achieved before countries will commit.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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The actress kept the rest of her look casual and texture-focused, pairing her mary janes with a soft gray sweater featuring an oversized ruffle neckline and a raw-hem denim miniskirt.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Keefe Bruyette upped its BlackRock price target to $1,300 from $1,215 and kept its buy rating.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Although the Dodgers’ bullpen performed well to get 10 outs after Glasnow was done.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, for their part, have performed quite well despite their primary offensive engine not firing properly.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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During her first week on the job, Weiss embarked on a listening tour of the network and met with top staff and producers, many of whom left the meetings with cautious optimism about the network’s future.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those teams, who have met in the past two conference championship games, play next Saturday at Albertsons Stadium.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As a large crowd watched, Hamas gunmen executed the men with shots to the back of the head.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Fulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfilled. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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