Thesaurus results for FILLED (UP)

filled (up)

verb

past tense of fill (up)

as in saturated

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Old pollution that saturated the land was being flushed to the surface by rainfall, the reports argued.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
After the chat has ended, the off-platform world appears saturated with patterns and meaningful coincidences.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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With Hydra, Foster imbued his urban vision into ancient craft, highlighting the design innovation and the expertise of Murano’s master glassmakers.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
The spirituality throughout is imbued with a solemn reverence more Catholic than Baptist.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

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Ancestral stories shared at family gatherings and trips to powwows across the island community steeped her awareness into adulthood.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
In one study of bags from eight brands, a bag steeped at 95°C (203 degrees Fahrenheit) for five minutes released more than 10,000 particles.

— Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026

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Thick, brown floodwaters Areas of southern Utah, southwest Colorado, and the northern parts of Arizona and New Mexico were drenched with rain leading to rapidly rising floodwaters, Thursday and Friday.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
The discovery was made Wednesday in the Hickory Ridge area of east Charlotte, and responding officers report a man drenched in sweat tried to rub them down with garlic and bite them, according to an affidavit.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

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