: someone or something that fills in
She performed well as the emergency fill-in.
filled in; filling in; fills in
1
: to enrich (something, such as a design) with detail
2
: to give necessary or recently acquired information to
I'll fill you in
: to fill a vacancy usually temporarily
Interns filled in for regular staffers.
Examples of fill-in in a Sentence
Noun I'm just a fill-in, so I have no idea where office supplies are kept Verb my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation
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Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026 Last word Gabby Lucivero, first woman to be named Connecticut Sportscaster of the Year, is leaving NBC CT after eight years to join ESPN radio as a fill-in host. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 But the water features had to be filled in when oil from the neighboring La Brea Tar Pits seeped up. —David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fill-in
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Noun
Spurs stay small but survive Luke Kornet functioned well as Wembanyama’s fill-in, producing 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 30 minutes. —Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026 Last word Gabby Lucivero, first woman to be named Connecticut Sportscaster of the Year, is leaving NBC CT after eight years to join ESPN radio as a fill-in host. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
The whole neighborhood is compact and walkable, with patios, cafés, and seasonal events like Yorkville Murals filling in the gaps. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 But the water features had to be filled in when oil from the neighboring La Brea Tar Pits seeped up. —David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fill-in
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“Fill-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/fill-in. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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