unfilled

Definition of unfillednext

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Recent Examples of unfilled The district will hire far fewer teachers and plans to reduce the overall number of special education staff, largely by leaving positions unfilled and consolidating roles, said Superintendent Brent Yeager. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 The district last week shared plans to cover that gap, including stopping hiring for some unfilled positions, reducing contracts and eliminating some substitute positions. Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 County officials said the company relied on unlicensed employees, ignored requests to repair and replace medical equipment and allowed hundreds of shifts to go unfilled. Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 With today’s further spike in WTI Crude Oil Futures , the sole unfilled down gap in the history of Oil markets back to the 1980s, has been filled. Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
  • Ivery's hotel, the Oaklander, has just a few rooms still available for the draft.
    Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • These deals are only available while supplies last, so be sure to shop now.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Acura then collided with several parked, unoccupied vehicles before settling in a private driveway.
    Austin Turner, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The proposal provides for some exceptions, such as residences unoccupied because of military service, disasters or an owner’s death.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some observers suggest that seekers aren’t chasing hollow shortcuts online.
    Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Palmer turned Amazing Stories into an organ promoting eccentric theories of a hollow earth where malevolent creatures ruled, a claim promulgated by Richard Sharpe Shaver, a fan of the magazine who was also institutionalized due to paranoid schizophrenia.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing half-a-dozen of these works in progress.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t leave pet food and water bowls out overnight or unattended.
    Hali Smith April 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Monuriki Island is a small, uninhabited island in Fiji’s Mamanuca archipelago.
    Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • According to Travel Online, Monuriki is an uninhabited area of about 100 acres in the Mamanuca Islands.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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