unfilled

adjective

Definition of unfillednext
as in available

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Recent Examples of unfilled In fact, the building talent bottleneck isn’t availability of curriculum, training programs, or interest in the trades; with growing awareness of high wages and unfilled jobs, interest among young adults has doubled in the past decade. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Maddock said the state should see a $2 million increase to the school aid budget and cuts to what Republicans call phantom jobs or phantom employees, positions that are budgeted for but have remained unfilled. — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Staff vacancies are also present at the Juvenile Treatment Center in South Lake Tahoe, where 21% of staff positions are unfilled. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 The recent organizational chart reviewed by ProPublica shows the same number of positions remain unfilled, representing more than 20% of Forest Service aviation safety inspector jobs. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
  1. available
  2. unoccupied
  3. unfurnished
  4. hollow
  5. unattended
  6. uninhabited
Adjective
  • More information for patients — including detail on the health plans and providers affected by the negotiations — is available on Cigna’s and UC Davis Health’s websites.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • According to Hasbro, all of the items will be available at most major retailers by mid-July.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of available
Adjective
  • If the flight is not full, the middle seat might remain unoccupied, giving both travelers extra room to stretch out.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • There is growing interest today in the largely unoccupied FR3 band, which spans roughly 7 to 24 gigahertz, situated between crowded low/mid-bands and the much higher millimeter-wave frequencies.
    — Shivendra Panwar, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2026
Definition of unoccupied
Adjective
  • The room itself, shown unfurnished, has space for a double bed and storage, as well as enough headroom to stand upright comfortably, which is always a nice bonus in a tiny house.
    — Adam Williams May 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of unfurnished
Adjective
  • In the second year, a hollow stalk with purple spots grows 5 to 10 feet tall.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • However, most other teams’ fall rosters were already filled by then, Elschot said, making these promises seem hollow and unrealistic.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • Staff placed him in a medical holding room — not a suicide-resitant cell — and left him unattended for periods longer than 15 minutes, the GAO stated.
    — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026
  • Nearly 85% of wildfires are caused by people, both intentionally and unintentionally, such as when power lines fail or campfires are left unattended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of unattended
Adjective
  • Mid-range uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) can suppress, distract, saturate, and expose Russian air defenses.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • There's also casual Italian fare at Bottega; castaway lunches at Drift, set on the uninhabited island of Jehunuhura; and Scoops for smoothies and free ice-cream cones.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
Definition of uninhabited

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

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