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Recent Examples of unfilled
The $39 million gap, Muns said, is expected to decrease through savings from positions that go unfilled.
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Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
But the Sackett decision left a gap that cannot continue to go unfilled.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Today, more than a third of North Carolina’s correctional officer positions are unfilled and some facilities have vacancies that exceed 50%, Stein said.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
To meet that goal, the grantmaker will cut up to 500 of its 2,375 staff positions by 2030, including some open roles that may remain unfilled.
—Stephanie Beasley, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
But the Sackett decision left a gap that cannot continue to go unfilled.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Today, more than a third of North Carolina’s correctional officer positions are unfilled and some facilities have vacancies that exceed 50%, Stein said.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
To meet that goal, the grantmaker will cut up to 500 of its 2,375 staff positions by 2030, including some open roles that may remain unfilled.
—Stephanie Beasley, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
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Further details were not immediately available.—
ANDREW DALTON,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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New episodes of The Rookie air Mondays on ABC and are available to stream on Hulu the following day.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One trustee, Keys Allen, is termed out, and another spot — Alina Mullen’s — has been unoccupied for months.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Just this one hotel, and all the other islands entirely unoccupied.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Sofia starts at just €27,695 (roughly US$32,000), for an unfurnished model, with the cost increasing depending on the options chosen, including such things as furniture, finishes, and a full off-grid solar setup and rainwater harvesting system.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Nov. 2025
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The unfurnished apartment building is tailored toward graduate students and, during the current school year, cost either $545 or $720 in monthly rent for a studio and one bedroom respectively, according to Marquette University webpages.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her hollow eyes and unflinching face lend Ju-Ju a gut-wrenching passivity and naivete.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Values once celebrated now appear hollow and collapsed.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Or the fact that my beach towel would never go more than a few minutes unattended before it was neatly refolded, the sand shaken out by a pair of seemingly invisible hands.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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And, under the new policy, unattended tethering, such as using a rope or chain to keep a dog outside, is banned for dogs under 6 months old, pregnant dogs or nursing dogs.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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About the size of a washing machine, Draco would purposely pile-drive itself over an ocean uninhabited area just some 12 hours after being put into Earth orbit.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The whiplash on tariffs calls back to the early months of his return to office, when the status of tariffs on imports from countries, ranging from our biggest trade partners to an uninhabited island, was dizzying.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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