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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
Tax returns Let’s start with the tax return, a near-universal document that fulfills our annual duty to Uncle Sam.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Powell notes that Amazon’s vast selection of products across categories, from musical instruments to educational materials and tech, fulfills a wide range of needs for classrooms.
—Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
The show is sponsored by Amazon and each episode fulfills the school's Amazon Wish List to support teachers and students.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Continue reading … OPINION LIZ PEEK – Biden's drone stonewalling finally fulfills president's campaign promise.
—Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
During the finale, another Dutton son, Kayce Dutton (played by Luke Grimes), fulfills his father’s dream of preserving their vast ranch by selling it to the indigenous people of the Broken Rock Reservation.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Humans are inherently social creatures, and having someone to share your thoughts with, discuss life’s challenges and simply spend time with fulfills a core emotional need to belong.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Shopping for self-care rarely fulfills that need.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Touches like that indicate a confidence that could result in top-notch pop music — and Rosie more than fulfills that promise because of its solid songwriting and the captivating woman at the album’s center.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Powell notes that Amazon’s vast selection of products across categories, from musical instruments to educational materials and tech, fulfills a wide range of needs for classrooms.
—Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
The show is sponsored by Amazon and each episode fulfills the school's Amazon Wish List to support teachers and students.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Continue reading … OPINION LIZ PEEK – Biden's drone stonewalling finally fulfills president's campaign promise.
—Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
During the finale, another Dutton son, Kayce Dutton (played by Luke Grimes), fulfills his father’s dream of preserving their vast ranch by selling it to the indigenous people of the Broken Rock Reservation.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Humans are inherently social creatures, and having someone to share your thoughts with, discuss life’s challenges and simply spend time with fulfills a core emotional need to belong.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Shopping for self-care rarely fulfills that need.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Touches like that indicate a confidence that could result in top-notch pop music — and Rosie more than fulfills that promise because of its solid songwriting and the captivating woman at the album’s center.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfills
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Effective collaboration has always been essential for creating an efficient team that actually accomplishes its goals.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The body accomplishes this by tightening the blood vessels (vasoconstriction), moving platelets to the injury site (platelet aggregation), and forming fibrin—a protein that helps blood clot.—
Michael Menna,
Verywell Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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Everyone in digital marketing should know that KPIs are measurable values demonstrating how effectively a company achieves key business objectives.—
Frank Rojas,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The robot achieves these speeds by flapping the fins up to ten times faster than real fish.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sickle cell disease keeps Alessia inside, homeschooled by Rodriguez when she isn't being treated by her familiar team of doctors and nurses at Stony Brook Hospital on Long Island.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Often, a bit of adjusting keeps the family budget balanced but sometimes those worries can spiral out of control, resulting in lifelong emotional and material consequences, from guilt and shame to insurmountable debt.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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The video shows soldiers shooting, apparently randomly, while another performs the customary reading of the Book of Esther.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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What does ‘no fault or negligence’ actually mean?—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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What law enforcement does, the overdose epidemic marches on, with New Yorkers dying preventable deaths out of a combination of social factors, the tainting of the drug supply with potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl, and what has often been a lack of available treatment and support.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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