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or fulfils
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as in satisfies
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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as in accomplishes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you have fulfilled your duties most admirably
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Recent Examples of fulfills
Alcohol even today fulfills an important function to provide what some people describe as social fitness.
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Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Leo 2026 Love Horoscope Love in 2026 is not about proving anything, but about finding what genuinely fulfills you, Leo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Community resources are not designed to bear the brunt of what SNAP fulfills.
—Sky Beard, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Coming to a team with championship aspirations — and a previous lack of any Japanese presence — fulfills Imai’s expectations.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
This shift from safe storage to proactive stewardship fulfills specific mission needs across the Department of Energy complex.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The milestone also fulfills part of a long-standing consent decree known as the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) and includes The Washington State Department of Ecology, the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
This portion of the design finally fulfills a condition of the city’s Syringa Valley Specific Plan, the guiding document behind the 2,000 unit Locale subdivision, now almost a decade into construction.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
The move fulfills Charlie Kirk’s reported wishes that his wife assume control of the organization in the event of his death.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Leo 2026 Love Horoscope Love in 2026 is not about proving anything, but about finding what genuinely fulfills you, Leo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Community resources are not designed to bear the brunt of what SNAP fulfills.
—Sky Beard, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Coming to a team with championship aspirations — and a previous lack of any Japanese presence — fulfills Imai’s expectations.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
This shift from safe storage to proactive stewardship fulfills specific mission needs across the Department of Energy complex.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
The milestone also fulfills part of a long-standing consent decree known as the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) and includes The Washington State Department of Ecology, the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
This portion of the design finally fulfills a condition of the city’s Syringa Valley Specific Plan, the guiding document behind the 2,000 unit Locale subdivision, now almost a decade into construction.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
The move fulfills Charlie Kirk’s reported wishes that his wife assume control of the organization in the event of his death.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfills
Verb
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Jeep satisfies your typical consumer who is looking for a usable SUV with a decent price point.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Readers looking for a fresh experience in the new year are likely to find at least something that satisfies their cravings.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Dec. 2025
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Our favorite mustard accomplishes just that.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even if Gruden accomplishes that task, the victory would be subject to another round of appeals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Utopia Bedding Quilted Comforter This Utopia Bedding comforter keeps my bed looking super fluffy and cloud-like and gives my bedroom an expensive look.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Leave it to one of the best luggage brands to come out with a revolutionary zipper that is three times stronger than a traditional zipper, as well as an anti-microbial lining that keeps odor-causing bacteria from thriving.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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New York storyteller Laura Sims leads workshops and performs stories on Saturday and Sunday during the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival at The Breman.—
Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rosenkrantz never wrote her book but, in a sense, Sachs completes it for her—not in scope, of course, but in depth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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Select the heated dry cycle or leave the dishwasher door slightly ajar to promote drying after the cycle completes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The fiber’s irregular length distribution—with 50 percent at 28 millimeters and 50 percent in the 10 to 20 millimeter range—delivers a textured, semi-dull and opaque aesthetic that achieves a genuine, vintage washdown performance.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 2026 Sequoia achieves 22 miles per gallon combined, up eight miles per gallon from the second-gen model's measly 14 miles per gallon combined.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The new library would replace Truckee’s existing 50-year-old structure, which supporters say no longer meets the needs of a growing population.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Tesla shareholders have approved a conditional pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could unlock up to a trillion dollars in stock if the company meets specific criteria, according to preliminary results from the annual shareholder meeting.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Elected leaders give city management direction and OK ordinances, while city staff executes those decisions and drafts policies or proposals for the council to consider.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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These are winnable games if everyone executes on the Carolina side, but Young being questionable for both (potentially) makes the outlook kind of up in the air.—
Mike Kaye
October 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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