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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
Decentralizing from the business frees you to focus on what fulfills your personal purpose, while making your business more attractive to buyers.
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Scott Snider,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Likewise, Svelta considers that the research process fulfills an important function.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
And Azoff fulfills his dream for another destination concert venue.
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Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
And if some don’t feel like The Mandalorian fulfills that mission,there’s always Starfighter (also greenlit under Kennedy).
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Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
The mayor's moves to open city-run grocery stores fulfills a campaign promise.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
This icebox cake fulfills the trifecta of a perfect Memorial Day dessert—sweet, summery, and easy to prep.
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Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
When asked about disarming, al-Hayya said Hamas would be ready to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire agreement only after Israel fulfills the first phase, which includes a cessation of hostilities and a surge in humanitarian aid.
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Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Harmon family members say the development of 63 new single-family homes on Oak Knoll Road in Poway fulfills their vision that their 11-acre former property would someday provide homes for future generations.
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Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Scott Snider,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Likewise, Svelta considers that the research process fulfills an important function.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
And Azoff fulfills his dream for another destination concert venue.
—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
And if some don’t feel like The Mandalorian fulfills that mission,there’s always Starfighter (also greenlit under Kennedy).
—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
The mayor's moves to open city-run grocery stores fulfills a campaign promise.
—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
This icebox cake fulfills the trifecta of a perfect Memorial Day dessert—sweet, summery, and easy to prep.
—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
When asked about disarming, al-Hayya said Hamas would be ready to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire agreement only after Israel fulfills the first phase, which includes a cessation of hostilities and a surge in humanitarian aid.
—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Harmon family members say the development of 63 new single-family homes on Oak Knoll Road in Poway fulfills their vision that their 11-acre former property would someday provide homes for future generations.
—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfills
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Orange dream freeze at Your 3rd Spot A little sweet and a little sassy, the orange dream freeze satisfies a hankering for a cocktail and a dessert.
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Current production satisfies less than one percent of global demand.
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Once San Jose completes its purchase of the Knox-Goodrich building, the city intends to hold back in escrow $975,000 of the money the municipality is paying until Urban Catalyst accomplishes the development metrics regarding the 470 West San Carlos apartments, the staff documents show.
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This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.
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Estée Lauder's Double Wear Stay-in-Place Matte Powder Foundation offers buildable coverage in a velvet-soft formula that blurs the look of pores, keeps shine in check, and never feels cakey.
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Dry, chapped lips aren’t just an issue in the winter, so this leave-on lip mask is a nourishing treatment that keeps your lips soft and supple year-round.
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Singer Lashonta Worthy, who performs under the name Lizzen, brought original music to the stage, including songs centered on acceptance, unity and reconciliation.
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Anaplan’s cross-functional scenario-planning and analysis platform performs deterministic calculations.
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Flame Plasma Pyrolysis completes the conversion in less than two minutes.
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The discovery completes the creature's spread across all five Great Lakes.
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The tabulations continue until a candidate achieves a majority of the total votes.
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While Ukraine now fields large numbers of small interceptor drones, and achieves around a 90% intercept rate against Russian Shaheds, there is no sign of equivalent interceptors in Moscow.
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Venezuela lies in a seismically active zone where the Caribbean Plate meets the South American Plate.
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The change would allow each of the country’s 36 states to create a police force that meets a minimum national requirement while the federal police retains control of counterterrorism, border patrol, organized crime and other national security issues.
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When an agent executes a refund policy, a credit decision, an escalation rule—that is your operating model running in production.
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Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations.
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“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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