as in packed
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible filled baskets of every variety of apple were available at the farmers' market
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as in loaded
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained fill the basket with apples
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as in plugged
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 fulfilled
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 filled
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 This comforter is pre-filled and designed to be two inches wider than standard sizes for an extra-plush feel and complete bed coverage. —Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 The program, known as IRS Direct File, allowed users to file their taxes with pre-filled tax forms, such as W-2s, free of cost. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025 Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026 Each April, Vidalia, Georgia, puts on a four-day celebration filled with live music, carnival rides, recipe contests, and one unforgettable air show. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026 That WhatsApp chat was filled with researchers, technicians and artists who had been scanning the plant as part of a yearslong art and data project, said Laura Spalding Best, the senior director of exhibits at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, which commissioned the project. —Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026 Following the astronomical success of his genre-bending period film, Mendonça Filho’s inbox is filled to the brim with meeting requests and scripts. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 His story is just one intriguing twist in a draft class filled with overachievers. —Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 California homeowners got quite the surprise when a hot-air balloon filled with people landed in their backyard. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 The counterargument is that the world is filled with so many visible atrocities right now that a make-believe movie poster seems like the least of our problems. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 Tears, heartbreak and an overwhelming sense of loss filled Brooklyn Monday night at the funeral for 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, who was killed less than two weeks ago in a stray-bullet shooting. —Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 This comforter is pre-filled and designed to be two inches wider than standard sizes for an extra-plush feel and complete bed coverage. —Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 The program, known as IRS Direct File, allowed users to file their taxes with pre-filled tax forms, such as W-2s, free of cost. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025 Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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This time playing an underling rather than a boss, Hoskins gave one of the best performances of his career in what remains a high point for Jordan as well, a lyrical and poignant yet savage film noir filled with regret, rage, and unrequited love. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026 Each April, Vidalia, Georgia, puts on a four-day celebration filled with live music, carnival rides, recipe contests, and one unforgettable air show. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026 That WhatsApp chat was filled with researchers, technicians and artists who had been scanning the plant as part of a yearslong art and data project, said Laura Spalding Best, the senior director of exhibits at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, which commissioned the project. —Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026 Following the astronomical success of his genre-bending period film, Mendonça Filho’s inbox is filled to the brim with meeting requests and scripts. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 His story is just one intriguing twist in a draft class filled with overachievers. —Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 California homeowners got quite the surprise when a hot-air balloon filled with people landed in their backyard. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 The counterargument is that the world is filled with so many visible atrocities right now that a make-believe movie poster seems like the least of our problems. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 Tears, heartbreak and an overwhelming sense of loss filled Brooklyn Monday night at the funeral for 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, who was killed less than two weeks ago in a stray-bullet shooting. —Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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His campaign saw new momentum that included a packed Los Angeles town hall and key endorsements like Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Salinas Democrat.— Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Strange New Worlds castmembers Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding and Paul Wesley announced the return date and debuted the new season’s teaser trailer in front of a packed auditorium at the annual event in Mexico City.— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
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With the bases loaded and nobody out, Freddy Fermin’s fly ball to left field drove in Bogaerts.— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Tickets for Saturday will not be valid for the makeup doubleheader, but fans who already purchased tickets will receive a digital voucher loaded into their My Mets Tickets account, and will be accessible Sunday morning.— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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The iPod was a constant musical companion on commutes, during workouts or study sessions, or when plugged into someone’s speaker at a party.— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
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Khan said that the building forced tenants to rely on their own portable electric heaters plugged into unreliable electrical wiring, which created fire hazards.— Nikki DeMentri, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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But its full potential as a global platform for national projects would be fulfilled by Starlink, the satellite internet service that Musk first announced in 2015.— Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
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Since then, the company has fulfilled nearly 65,000 orders, the quickest of which landed on the customer's doorstep in roughly 10 minutes.— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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Hochman alleged Burke killed the 14-year-old girl on April 23, 2025, later dismembered her, and stuffed her remains in two bags that were placed into the trunk of his Tesla and left there for four months.— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Marcelin also stuffed part of the victim’s left leg into his electric wheelchair and went shopping before disposing of the limb, prosecutors allege.— John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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But those moves have not satisfied those in Israel intent on full occupation of southern Lebanon.— Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history.— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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In the hallway, the door was still jammed.— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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The Steelers posted a video of fans lined up in broad daylight, and by the time ESPN was showing aerial shots on TV, the area outside Acrisure Stadium looked absolutely jammed.— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of residents crammed into City Hall, filling multiple overflow rooms.— Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
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Not in terms of the scale of its sets—we’ll leave that to the giant staircase in The Queen of Versailles, or whatever is going on with the flying vampires of The Lost Boys—but in terms of the most tropes crammed into one two-act stretch.— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Filled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/filled. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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