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or fulfilment
1
as in execution
the doing of an action
her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her
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2
as in realization
the state of being actual or complete
he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment
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Recent Examples of fulfillment
Sadly, Trump’s inability to forgo immediate fulfillment is as pronounced an aspect of his personality as his megalomania.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
The Board of Governors sets the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves its financial health and ensures the fulfillment of its mission.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Now the same coalition of black women who could credibly claim the first fulfillment of a black agenda in recent memory pressed their advantage.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Kantor’s career outlook, her office romance of ambition and fulfillment, harks back to the nineteen-eighties.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fulfillment
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
The Board of Governors sets the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves its financial health and ensures the fulfillment of its mission.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Now the same coalition of black women who could credibly claim the first fulfillment of a black agenda in recent memory pressed their advantage.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Kantor’s career outlook, her office romance of ambition and fulfillment, harks back to the nineteen-eighties.
—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fulfillment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfillment
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Humans remain the legal and economic endpoints of responsibility, while agents take on more execution inside systems that can verify identity, constrain behavior and audit actions after the fact.
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In the wake of King's execution, Nathan continues to run the Denise Amber Lee Foundation and travel the country to share her story with 911 emergency workers.
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Or, in this case, a rabbi with a realization.
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Supporters and providers, meanwhile, have framed the decision as a realization of the rights voters approved in 2024.
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Peregrine’s new capital will fund product development, engineering and implementation hiring, international expansion, and a liquidity opportunity for employees.
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Perhaps the biggest piece of implementation and integration is the human element, which centers on reskilling the workforce.
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Simmons also founded Corridor Gallery in his Brooklyn loft apartment, to name just a few of his creative initiatives and long list of accomplishments.
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Music moguls like Jimmy Iovine, Lucian Grange, Sean Combs, Richard Branson, David Geffen and Doug Morris were among the revelers each year, with a top industry figure singled out for their yearly accomplishments.
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Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
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People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.
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The writer and director, whose credits include features The Housemaid and Bridesmaids and numerous TV series, made the remarks in accepting a career achievement award at the Nantucket Film Festival, which wraps up today.
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This achievement is the culmination of over 605,000 man-hours of work to remove century-old constraints that no longer matched the competitive realities of modern trade.
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There is also a stash of BuzzBallz ready-to-drink cocktails for trivia winners, but Misraje and his cast do not deliver their performances with smirks or smarm.
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The Parade route will end at the ballpark with Scotland fans walking the warning track and pre-game bagpipe performance.
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And the game overall is the latest in a mini stretch of recent success.
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The success has not changed another of Kelly’s trademarks, which is to show as little emotion on the mound as possible, which means pretty much none.
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“Fulfillment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfillment. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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