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as in to load
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
fill the basket with apples
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as in to plug
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty
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as in to fulfill
to do what is required by the terms of
orders received by this date will be filled in time for Christmas delivery of the merchandise
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Recent Examples of fill
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
In the midmorning heat, hundreds of people lined up outside a San Joaquin Valley farm this week to get their haul from large blue bins filled with thousands of bright red nectarines.
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Gary Kazanjian,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot?
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 June 2026
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Home prices tend to run high in suburbs filled with high earners.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
In the midmorning heat, hundreds of people lined up outside a San Joaquin Valley farm this week to get their haul from large blue bins filled with thousands of bright red nectarines.
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Gary Kazanjian,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
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Chain restaurants, moldy cutting boards, sewage backups and the usual vermin fill this week’s list restaurants failing inspection in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and the Florida Keys.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot?
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 June 2026
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Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena walked to load the bases with one out before Josh Naylor struck out swinging.
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Whether it's stored inside an apartment, packed into an SUV for a weekend getaway, or loaded into an RV before hitting the road, its compact folding frame makes transportation and storage remarkably simple.
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Alberto Freites Arvilla inserted a card into a computer component of the ATM, then plugged the ATM back in and turned it on, then left the area.
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The Washington lender praised financial management reforms that William Ruto’s government has undertaken to improve Kenya’s fiscal climate, including an anti-corruption push to plug leaks in public finance.
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The last few weeks have shown his governing style and a remarkable run of papal decision-making where Leo has set the agenda, rather than merely fulfill the appointments set by his predecessor.
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But work, starting a family and following Leicester up and down the country prevented him from fulfilling that World Cup dream.
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This pie's filling is a creamy, chocolatey delight filled with crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and chocolate flourishes.
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Just unfold the dough, spread on the filling, roll them up, and bake.
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It's packed with efficacious skin care ingredients to smooth and firm mature complexions.
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England adjusted its strategy to protect its lead, packing the front of goal.
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In the day’s early fixture, Morocco defeated World Cup co-host Canada in Houston to seal a ticket to the quarterfinals.
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There was a similar scenario brewing in the 2018 qualifiers, but a certain Mohamed Salah carried Egypt to the World Cup in Russia, scoring five goals and netting a 94th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory over Congo to seal Egypt’s qualification.
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If there isn't enough money to satisfy every creditor, state probate laws determine the order in which claims are paid.
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The Justices ruled the president cannot redefine birthright citizenship, and all children who are born in the United States, whether their parents are in the country legally or not, satisfy citizenship requirements in the 14th amendment.
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With life spent largely on transit, navigating tight layovers, and using their days off to jet-set across the globe, flight attendants have mastered the art of packing.
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Merchandise was displayed in or atop packing crates and upended barrels.
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“Fill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fill. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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