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
  • That fact may have satisfied the question of whether the two natural wingers could have a productive season side-by-side, but looking closely at the numbers tells a different story.
    — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The mission was accomplished with the creation of a 10-hectare farm on the property.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Coming into this program, there are so many people within our cohort who are incredibly talented, who have accomplished so many things.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The fence project is expected to cost more than $2 million and may be completed by next fall.
    — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Work on the field is expected to start in the spring and be completed by fall 2027.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Vella and DeTore already achieved perfect synthesis of psychedelia and death-doom on Song of Salvation.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Investing involves market risk, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • These laws have kept the deer population under control over the last decade.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The city’s redevelopment agency kept the land on which the park sat until 2019, when it was forced to sell after the state abolished redevelopment agencies, and the city was not in a financial position to outbid Cedar Fair for the land.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Mariachi Espuelas de Plata has been a showcase ensemble at mariachi conferences throughout the United States, and has even performed at Carnegie Hall.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Solis performed the track alongside Karol and took the audience back to the música romantica of the Eighties and Nineties at last year’s ceremony.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The couple met in 2018 through a Mormon dating app and tied the knot the next year, before welcoming their first child, Nora, in November 2021.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Extra oxygen atoms helped balance the charge where neighboring regions met.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • No one has been executed in the state since 2006 and California has the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In July, Florida executed two prisoners on the same day, the first double execution by a single state in nearly a decade.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Fulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfilled. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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