unfilled

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Recent Examples of unfilled 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 Data released by the Tennessee Department of Education in November indicated total teacher vacancies, defined as a position left unfilled for 20 or more days, declined from 1,434 in fall 2023 to 817 in fall 2024, a 43% reduction. Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 25 Feb. 2026 Covey, with the Cook Political Report, said the frontrunner position in the Democratic race is as yet unfilled. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026 About 750 chairs were set up in a room that could have fit thousands, and many were unfilled. ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
  • If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • With abundant nutrients available, algal growth can explode, reducing oxygen levels and harming aquatic life.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Officers searched the area for Ebert and his 2001 Buick, which was found unoccupied with front-end damage in the 15000 block of Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The car was later found unoccupied nearby with front-end damage.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 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
  • The deep sea may wind up full of these prosthetic habitats—ecosystems that function in some ways, but that remain diminished and hollow compared to their natural state.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Native honeysuckles will have solid piths, whereas non-native, invasive honeysuckles will have hollow piths.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In 2023, Berkeley fire officials warned that at least six fires in a short period were caused by batteries for electric skateboards, scooters and at least one bike that had been left unattended while charging.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Ravens ate the couple’s two eggs when they were left unattended for several hours.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • According to Travel Online, Monuriki is an uninhabited area of about 100 acres in the Mamanuca Islands.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Today it’s called the Golden Ring and promises a four-star experience with views of uninhabited skyscrapers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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