fill (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fill (up)
Verb
  • Serving as an influential authority in the field of environmental restoration, disinfection, and bioremediation, ITS environmental services has built a steady reputation for effective professionalism infused with kindness.
    William Mullane, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • With that thinking in mind, Dove infused its body wash with millions of teeny-tiny droplets that metaphorically and literally fill in the cracks.
    Dianna Singh, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Make sure each strand is fully saturated, then let the product sit for 40 to 60 minutes.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1944, Davis grew up in an environment saturated with both terror and resistance.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Once steeped, the bag can be wrung out of liquid, and the remaining compost matter within the bag can be added to the garden.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • French press French press brewing offers rich and bold coffee by simply steeping the coffee grounds in just-under boiling water (usually 195° to 200ºF) for several minutes, then plunging a filter down to contain the grounds before pouring a fresh cup of coffee.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And yet, the drum beats on, at least for the band’s show, stacked with decades of generational smashes without any of the wear that a life in rock superstardom can imbue.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025
  • At the entrance, visitors are met with marble imbued with terrazzo, achieved through a unique process of crushing part of the old marble and mixing it with cement.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Injuries swept through the roster like an Orlando thunderstorm — sudden and soaking.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
  • In the bedroom, guests will find a roaring fireplace, a soaking tub, and a rainfall shower, along with a wood-burning hot tub with a view of the verdant hillside on the terrace.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Over the past decade, cartel-forward films and TV shows—Narcos, Sicario, Breaking Bad, and their progeny—have permeated both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
    Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Why does Lawrence sacrifice himself at the end of Havoc? Themes of how parents’ corruption affects their children permeate throughout Havoc.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • While fears of a sharp economic downturn due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are pervading Wall Street, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the border-spanning organization does not project a recession this year.
    Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • That spirit still pervades a place of rare enchantment, where guests are made to feel like part of an extended family.
    Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But as the damage fades and the years march on, toppled trees and downed branches create gaps in the canopy that let light penetrate to the forest floor.
    Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Light cannot penetrate some sinkholes further away from shore, like the Middle Island Sinkhole.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Fill (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fill%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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