fulfilled

Definition of fulfillednext
past tense of fulfill

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fulfilled The gig fulfilled a longtime dream for Letterman, according to a Vulture interview with My Next Guest Needs No Introduction showrunner Isabel Richardson and Gilded Age executive producer Kate Churchill. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026 Orders reflect current demand, while sales represent past demand that's been fulfilled — and investors are always looking toward the future. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026 The Alaska Supreme Court ruled this summer that the second candidate fulfilled all legal requirements to stay on. — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026 The highest award in literature has gone to a writer who has spent her career exploring the emptiness of a desire fulfilled. — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026 Pricing is set at $140, and shipping will be fulfilled by March 24. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 In practice, however, Indigenous men largely remained in charge and fulfilled requests only when convenient for them. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026 Dellucci and his teammates had fulfilled their personal dreams and made history as the fastest franchise to win a World Series. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 In 2020, Gaels owner Derrick Bachman fulfilled his dream of revamping a restaurant in his own vision when Brady’s Public House decided not to renew its lease at 5424 Troost Ave. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfilled
Verb
  • This fall’s cases show what happens when those systems misfire in the middle of an election, and why Meta’s explanations have satisfied few affected people.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Hays' efforts to find a solution to the controversy satisfied neither civil right activists nor intransigent segregationists.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For progressives, deterrence can be more readily accomplished than centrists believe, both because the United States’ existing military power is sufficient and because China is not an aggressive revisionist power like Russia.
    — THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The ascent to the top was complete at the end of March Madness in 2023 and since then, Hurley has accomplished something much harder, and rarer.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Blue Origin has completed an important structural test for the stage.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Herbert completed 24 of 32 passes for 257 yards with no touchdowns.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • It can’t be achieved in a day, or in a single election cycle.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • So how can this critical aspect of managing a motivated team be achieved?
    — Dr. Manish Pratap Singh Chandel, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Tariffs have kept much of that cost advantage from reaching American showrooms.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Both a state court and Alaska's Supreme Court disagreed and kept the second Sullivan on the ballot.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chazi Rutz, a professional skydiver from Arizona, told The Times that the two skydivers were part of a group training to set a California record for largest formation in the upright orientation performed by women.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The 2012 edition showed us there was genuine appetite for Dracula in audio, and that the epistolary structure of letters and diary entries actually works beautifully when performed by multiple voices.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Ayers couple met Schubert at a 2023 cold case conference in Marble Falls, Texas, where the idea for the nonprofit took shape.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Brax Technologies The Wink can also wipe your data when a specific condition is met.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Smartly, Fischer and Wilson build out this community with its own strange customs, big and small, each executed without explanation, question or complaint.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers worked with RISC-V assembly code, which represents instructions executed by a processor.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Fulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfilled. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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