unfulfilled
adjective
un·ful·filled
ˌən-fu̇(l)-ˈfild 
also -fə(l)-
: not fulfilled:
a
: not filled : unsatisfied, unmet
… vital unfulfilled needs of the nation …—
Harry Truman
Harry Truman
b
: not carried out : not accomplished or finished
unfulfilled goals
unfulfilled shipments
c
: not converted into reality
an unfulfilled promise
d
: not having reached a point of satisfaction or happiness
… a family that includes a supportive yet equally unfulfilled wife …—Matt Roush
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Hanson noted unfulfilled promises by Trump to lower prices and to end conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 29 July 2025
The Consequential Consensus Whether prophetic or destined for technology's unfulfilled promises museum, the San Francisco Consensus is already redirecting capital flows and strategic priorities.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
At the same time, Johnson’s defenders have pointed out the transition from activist to running the nation’s third-largest city is bound to be bumpy, as Chicago’s grassroots movement is now clamoring for its decades of unfulfilled demands to be heard.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The low patient volume—just six to eight a day—also left him feeling unfulfilled.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 29 July 2025
The Consequential Consensus Whether prophetic or destined for technology's unfulfilled promises museum, the San Francisco Consensus is already redirecting capital flows and strategic priorities.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
At the same time, Johnson’s defenders have pointed out the transition from activist to running the nation’s third-largest city is bound to be bumpy, as Chicago’s grassroots movement is now clamoring for its decades of unfulfilled demands to be heard.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The low patient volume—just six to eight a day—also left him feeling unfulfilled.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfulfilled. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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