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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
Herakles fulfills a similar heroic role in Greek myth.
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Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot spring resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
The legislation fulfills one of Sonko's campaign promises and now needs to be passed in the National Assembly, where Sonko's PASTEF party is in control.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
The legislation fulfills one of Sonko’s campaign promises and now needs to be passed in the National Assembly, where Sonko’s PASTEF party is in control.
—Ope Adetayo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2018, Gavin wins the race to become California governor and fulfills his father’s dream (Bill ran twice for office, unsuccessfully).
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Every year the president fulfills a constitutional duty by giving information about the country to a joint session of Congress, according to the United States Senate website.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
If Heskett fulfills the terms of his probation, that charge will be removed from his record.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Foster joined last summer’s Down Under tour as an ambassador, a role the former England international also fulfils with the Wrexham Foundation, and also hosts the hugely entertaining That Wrexham Podcast in conjunction with the club.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot spring resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
The legislation fulfills one of Sonko's campaign promises and now needs to be passed in the National Assembly, where Sonko's PASTEF party is in control.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
The legislation fulfills one of Sonko’s campaign promises and now needs to be passed in the National Assembly, where Sonko’s PASTEF party is in control.
—Ope Adetayo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2018, Gavin wins the race to become California governor and fulfills his father’s dream (Bill ran twice for office, unsuccessfully).
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Every year the president fulfills a constitutional duty by giving information about the country to a joint session of Congress, according to the United States Senate website.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
If Heskett fulfills the terms of his probation, that charge will be removed from his record.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
Foster joined last summer’s Down Under tour as an ambassador, a role the former England international also fulfils with the Wrexham Foundation, and also hosts the hugely entertaining That Wrexham Podcast in conjunction with the club.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfills
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But the Department of Health Care Services also commissioned one additional option to increase the capacity for initial training, hiring UCSD to create ASCEND, a free and self-paced online program that satisfies the requirement.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Redlands school officials said the suspension of privileges will remain in place until a student satisfies certain conditions, such as attending a session of Saturday school or performing four hours of community service.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Drici said opening this business accomplishes a childhood dream.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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Our favorite mustard accomplishes just that.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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Taking an inventive approach can solve a sticky problem, while empathy keeps talks human and fair.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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Just like Oswego’s population keeps growing, so does its annual Hometown Expo.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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More accurately, Earth’s axis of rotation performs a wobbling motion like a spinning top, a phenomenon known as precession.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
8 Mar. 2026
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Already, in head-to-head diagnostic comparisons, generative AI performs at levels comparable to human clinicians.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The kid from Miami, who made a stunning rise to the Heisman Trophy and college national title in his hometown against the Hurricanes, completes the trifecta with the top pick.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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The company completes flight demonstrations frequently at the Monterey Bay Academy Airport, near the coast in Watsonville.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hamilton achieves an airy mode of self-astonishment that by degrees turns completely chilling.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Reiter achieves this impressive combination by building its mini-bus-like body from carbon fiber, delivering an empty vehicle cabin with high torsional rigidity, a very low weight and a roof capacity up to 1,100 lb (500 kg).—
C.C. Weiss
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s where the drill meets the coalface, so to speak.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 When purpose meets resources, progress becomes simple.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Using its multi-camera vision system, the robot identifies laundry items, determines their orientation and shape, and executes folding motions learned during training.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The technology also executes structured tasks under governance controls.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Fulfills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfills. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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