fulfills

variants or fulfils
present tense third-person singular of fulfill

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fulfills 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 With Blue in the Face, Koy fulfills a two-special Netflix deal inked in 2023. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot springs resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026 Yet the former queen, now pregnant with a son, Maelor, fell into a deep despair in Rhaenyra’s captivity, a potential hostage in the Red Keep to draw out Aegon and ensure Alicent fulfills her mission. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 One of their latest launches, the Biodance Eye Patches in Vita Niacinamide, fulfills that mission by bringing the brand’s hydrogel technology into a format that’s truly optimized for the delicate eye area. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Petite and portable, the South Seas Rattan Side Cart fulfills the desire for a bedside table that’s slightly out of the ordinary. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfills
Verb
  • Organizations must determine whether software seamlessly satisfies end-user intent and business domain expectations.
    — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The models are deliberately tuned to favor the shortest, computationally cheapest response that satisfies the bare minimum requirements of a query.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One way Lev accomplishes that in her own home is by utilizing her collections.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
  • My amendment accomplishes this goal simply by granting an antitrust exemption so that college athletes and schools can make their own deals, without unelected judges or politicians micromanaging every detail of compensation and eligibility.
    — Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This recipe, which keeps things simple, relies on the winning combination of cinnamon and apples to perfume a vanilla cake with pockets of tender fruit.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At the very least, no one wants to feel invisible, especially when our devolving society keeps finding new ways to instill that impression.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • FedNow performs a different function from Ethereum, so the two should not be treated as competing versions of the same technology.
    — Karen Koehler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Shifting from keyword matching to outcome matching is what separates a shortlist that looks right from one that performs right.
    — Amee Parekh, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The conclusion of the trilogy completes David’s (Michael Iskander) transformation from outcast shepherd to fierce warrior to his ultimate destiny as King.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Newton, who tied the record by throwing for 422 yards in last week’s loss at Arizona, completes 28 of 46 passes with one touchdown in the 30-23 loss to the Packers.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Dillon wanders through his shelves, scrutinizing works by Walter Benjamin, Joan Didion, or James Baldwin and seeing, at a granular level, how writing achieves such profound effects.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cornered, Zeka leaps onto a balcony and meets Vlora, a woman from a remote village trying to disappear for reasons of her own in a story described as a redemption tale.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Designs show that the interchange where Santa Fe Street meets I-35 will mirror the one at 87th Street and I-35, along the border of Lenexa and Overland Park.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When 32-year-old Alom teaches one of her students a move and the student successfully executes it, the others applaud and cheer her on.
    — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This teammate executes decisions at a speed no human workflow can match.
    — Rafael Flores, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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