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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
Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a brief arguing that the ballot initiative fulfills legal requirements and should be placed on the ballot.
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CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Each member fulfills a different role.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The move fulfills a commitment the organization made four years ago to increase the annual payout to $9 billion by this year.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
To be partnering with Balenciaga, and with Pierpaolo, fulfills a lifelong dream.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
Much of the sale price would be waived if the organization fulfills its plan to build affordable housing, a town museum, a park with a pavilion for outdoor events, a healthcare facility and early learning services within ten years.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Alcohol even today fulfills an important function to provide what some people describe as social fitness.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Leo 2026 Love Horoscope Love in 2026 is not about proving anything, but about finding what genuinely fulfills you, Leo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Coming to a team with championship aspirations — and a previous lack of any Japanese presence — fulfills Imai’s expectations.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Each member fulfills a different role.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The move fulfills a commitment the organization made four years ago to increase the annual payout to $9 billion by this year.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
To be partnering with Balenciaga, and with Pierpaolo, fulfills a lifelong dream.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
Much of the sale price would be waived if the organization fulfills its plan to build affordable housing, a town museum, a park with a pavilion for outdoor events, a healthcare facility and early learning services within ten years.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Alcohol even today fulfills an important function to provide what some people describe as social fitness.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Leo 2026 Love Horoscope Love in 2026 is not about proving anything, but about finding what genuinely fulfills you, Leo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Coming to a team with championship aspirations — and a previous lack of any Japanese presence — fulfills Imai’s expectations.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfills
Verb
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The trial court now will have to resolve whether the Salvation Army’s work therapy satisfies this two-part test.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wrestling satisfies a natural need for performance and competition.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Heated Rivalry accomplishes a hat-trick of happy gay resolutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Shining a laser through a person’s head seems like the first step towards technology that accomplishes both.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025
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Hot honey salmon keeps well in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Daniel, for his part, keeps his feet on the ground amid aspirations for bigger milestones.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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New York storyteller Laura Sims leads workshops and performs stories on Saturday and Sunday during the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival at The Breman.—
Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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After a bloody final battle, Clarisse (Dior Goodjohn) finally completes her quest and heals Thalia’s tree with the Golden Fleece.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2026
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Taylor Swift enters the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Vice President JD Vance makes a major life announcement, and Indiana completes its transformation from basketball school to football powerhouse.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the ultra-high and extreme energy ones, at the absolute maximum, possess millions of times the energy that the Large Hadron Collider achieves at its maximum.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rhetorical pressure forcing dovish pivots without personnel change achieves the same outcome while preserving surface-level institutional continuity.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In November, shareholders approved a pay package that could eventually award him up to $1 trillion if the company meets a series of ambitious targets.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The bridge between East and West—and where old meets new.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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System 2 handles high-level reasoning and language, System 1 translates perception into full-body motion at high frequency, and System 0 executes human-like balance and coordination at kilohertz rates.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The protocol feeds the graph, the graph trains the model, the model executes better transactions, which generates more protocol data.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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