fulfills

variants or fulfils
present tense third-person singular of fulfill

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fulfills Securing public money for them raises issues over church-state separation but fulfills a longstanding goal for Christian conservatives, who lobbied for this funding. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Ashley Gearhardt, who studies and treats food addiction at the University of Michigan, points out that social media fulfills our base need for socialization in the same way that ultraprocessed products fulfill our need for food. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Council members discussed how to balance the nonprofit’s need for a long-term agreement to attract donors with the city’s need to ensure the building remains in use and the organization fulfills its obligations. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 My heart is not in it, my kids are my life, my work supports us and fulfills me, along with hobbies. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Telsey Advisory Group analyst Joe Feldman said an outside agent could create distance between Amazon and its shoppers, even if Amazon ultimately fulfills the order. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson agreed that whether or not Johnson fulfills his pledge to transparently outline the projection will prove critical. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 This fulfills a key demand for nearly 30 percent of consumers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 Zacha, who has 706 career games, has become a center who fulfills Sturm’s asks in multiple areas. — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfills
Verb
  • In an email, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.
    — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In an email, HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard wrote that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Artistically and emotionally, Fatherland accomplishes more in its 82-minute runtime than any two-hour-plus movie released this year.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Seattle accomplishes this by masterfully disguising defensive assignments before the snap, which can force Mahomes to diagnose where to go with the football only after dropping back.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This isn’t to claim that a PEDF-boost keeps people younger, at least not without a lot more research.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The three-part 40mm drivers deliver fantastic audio by combining highs, mids, and lows to create an immersive soundscape that keeps you engaged and attentive.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The company now performs in a basement and is equipping an additional bomb shelter.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Among them was her friend Olivia Rodrigo, who booked Johanningmeier, who performs as Devon Again, for an early-day slot.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Tuiasosopo completes 19-of-32 passes for 302 yards and a touchdown and rushes 22 times for 207 yards and two TDs.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Agentic checkout is when an AI agent completes a purchase on a shopper’s behalf, handling the cart, payment and confirmation.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The five-phase program will begin with initial criticality, the point at which a reactor achieves a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The goal is to present relevant evidence clearly and consistently in a way that achieves the best possible outcome for the merchant.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As the Sun meets retrograde Mercury, a familiar daily frustration could reveal the assumption underneath it.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026
  • This includes establishing how the site meets the relevant selection criteria, documenting its authenticity and integrity, outlining the measures in place to protect it, and presenting a management framework.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • How can Christians, who both grieve and celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, support a flawed justice system that inevitably executes innocents?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the chip designs that the company executes, like those which animate an iPhone or a Mac, are inestimably precious trade secrets.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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