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Recent Examples of unfilled
The drilling project encountered issues, including sediment washing into a wetland and a borehole being left unfilled.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Supervisors approved keeping open positions unfilled and agreed to revisit cutting other services.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With 74% of school districts reporting difficulty filling teaching positions for the 2024-25 school year, and science positions among the most likely to go unfilled, Monsour's observation about the scarcity of STEM teachers reflects a national crisis.
—Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The goal of the program is to expose students to career paths in the food industry, including within food media and culinary production at a time when the hospitality industry is facing an unprecedented labor shortage, leaving more than two million jobs unfilled.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Supervisors approved keeping open positions unfilled and agreed to revisit cutting other services.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With 74% of school districts reporting difficulty filling teaching positions for the 2024-25 school year, and science positions among the most likely to go unfilled, Monsour's observation about the scarcity of STEM teachers reflects a national crisis.
—Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The goal of the program is to expose students to career paths in the food industry, including within food media and culinary production at a time when the hospitality industry is facing an unprecedented labor shortage, leaving more than two million jobs unfilled.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
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The set is available in 19 colors, including a rich clay shade ideal for autumn.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The details of the cases were not proactively made public beyond being made available for review for anyone who files a request under the state's public records law.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There, deputies found an unoccupied vehicle that had gone off the road and hit a tree.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Officers found a 2-inch piece of shrapnel on the hood of an unoccupied patrol vehicle, which was dented.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The living room is nearby and is pictured unfurnished, with a very small wood-burning stove.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Compared to an unfurnished rental, our homes eliminate upfront costs for furniture, utilities, and setup, saving renters thousands of dollars.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Police further alleged that Neff had hollow-point ammunition when the accident occurred.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Guadagnino, in interviews since the film’s debut at the Venice Film Festival, in August, has waved off critiques that the film is hollow.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Officials were alerted after an anonymous caller reported seeing the baby left unattended on the steps at West 34th Street and 7th Avenue.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Keep fires small and contained, and never leave them unattended.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 1699, the French frigate Maurepas sinks off the coast of an uninhabited part of Panama, taking with it a load full of gold, silver and jewels gifted from Charles II of Spain to King Louis XIV of France.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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