unfilled

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for unfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
  • The set is available in 19 colors, including a rich clay shade ideal for autumn.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • There, deputies found an unoccupied vehicle that had gone off the road and hit a tree.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The living room is nearby and is pictured unfurnished, with a very small wood-burning stove.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Police further alleged that Neff had hollow-point ammunition when the accident occurred.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Keep fires small and contained, and never leave them unattended.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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