as in fillings
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something
the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed
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Noun
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These little half-moon pastries, coated in crisp breadcrumbs, come with all sorts of fillings—shrimp, cod, and pork are the most common.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Customers can pick three tacos with chicken, beef, seafood or veggie fillings; an appetizer of chips and dip, chicharrones or corn with bone marrow butter; and for dessert, tres leches cake or churros with chocolate sauce.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Platinum requires 12 regular fills or six premium fills in the same timeframe.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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The average American over age 65 fills or refills an average of 32 prescriptions per year, with 20% taking more than 10 unique medications per year.—
Ryan N. Hansen,
STAT,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Waddings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waddings. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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