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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
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).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Meanwhile, José Arcadio Segundo fulfills the patriarch's dream of connecting Macondo to the outside world.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 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
Watching people be nice to each other brings the heart rate down and fulfills by proxy our need to shed the harshness of the day.
—Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 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
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
Meanwhile, José Arcadio Segundo fulfills the patriarch's dream of connecting Macondo to the outside world.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 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
Watching people be nice to each other brings the heart rate down and fulfills by proxy our need to shed the harshness of the day.
—Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 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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Current production satisfies less than one percent of global demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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That setup no longer satisfies the authority’s emissions requirements.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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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.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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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.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Pace’s pass-rush potential keeps him in the fold, but Flores prefers not to play him on passing downs.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The microbe lives under the eyelid and keeps producing the anti-inflammatory protein over time.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
J.M. Banks
June 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Anaplan’s cross-functional scenario-planning and analysis platform performs deterministic calculations.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Flame Plasma Pyrolysis completes the conversion in less than two minutes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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The discovery completes the creature's spread across all five Great Lakes.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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The tabulations continue until a candidate achieves a majority of the total votes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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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.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Lightweight summer texture meets a structured, work-worthy shape.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Kelley Dennings is a campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity and a leading member of the Food Code and Reuse Committee, which meets regularly to advocate for reuse-friendly state and federal food code changes and reuse infrastructure.—
Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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The Cook County Chief Judge's office is in charge of the program, but no one from their office spoke at the meeting; and no one from the Cook County Sheriff's office, which executes arrest warrants when someone violates terms of their monitoring, attended the meeting.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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