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
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, the infrared components illustrate the explosion’s growing shell filled with cosmic dust.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
And while the establishment survey, which counts jobs filled, showed growth for the month of 57,000, the survey of households, which counts the actual level of those working, tumbled by 507,000.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Things rapidly spiral out of control for the quartet as a waking nightmare, filled with ghostly figures and sudden disappearances, unfolds.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
The result is a look that's fashion-forward and personality-filled, never overdone.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
Keep foods cold when serving by setting bowls or trays in a larger container filled with ice, advised the University of Florida.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
In a two-bedroom east Charlotte apartment and at the Islamic Center just down the street, Eza Omar’s childhood filled with memories of her uncle.
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Julia Coin
updated July 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Adjective
The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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
Verb
The Northern California chain was known for its Kojas, a sandwich filled with Korean BBQ meat and sauces between garlic-fried-rice buns.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, the infrared components illustrate the explosion’s growing shell filled with cosmic dust.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
And while the establishment survey, which counts jobs filled, showed growth for the month of 57,000, the survey of households, which counts the actual level of those working, tumbled by 507,000.
—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Things rapidly spiral out of control for the quartet as a waking nightmare, filled with ghostly figures and sudden disappearances, unfolds.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
The result is a look that's fashion-forward and personality-filled, never overdone.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
Keep foods cold when serving by setting bowls or trays in a larger container filled with ice, advised the University of Florida.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
In a two-bedroom east Charlotte apartment and at the Islamic Center just down the street, Eza Omar’s childhood filled with memories of her uncle.
—
Julia Coin
updated July 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled
Adjective
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During the huge Round of 32 knockout showdown, packed crowds inside the legendary Estadio Azteca generated enough ground movement to trigger local seismic monitoring equipment.
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The road was so packed that his feet disappeared along the pavement, obstructed from view by those leading and those lagging behind.
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During the last homestand, the day after the bottom of the order struck out consecutively with the bases loaded in what became a walk-off win against the Baltimore Orioles, Roberts called over Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland in the dugout during batting practice.
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Detroit, though, loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve's fielding error and a hit batter.
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Alberto Freites Arvilla inserted a card into a computer component of the ATM, then plugged the ATM back in and turned it on, then left the area.
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The lawsuit alleges hotel workers never plugged a hole under the air conditioner where the bats are believed to have entered, and that the hotel did not move the pilot to another room.
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Broos’s side takes on Canada in Los Angeles today after advancing from the group stage with a surprise 1-0 victory over South Korea, and the Belgian said reaching the knockout rounds had fulfilled the team’s initial objective.
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Sure enough, their destiny was fulfilled the following morning.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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The former four-classroom building, now comprised of 11 upscale suites, provides guests with a complimentary three-course breakfast each morning, which includes French toast stuffed with cream cheese.
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There were 68,827-plus souls — a fire hazard of a sellout — stuffed into the concrete oven temporarily known as Levi’s Stadium.
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Doubts about his age have emerged from time to time and, while official documents have verified his date of birth and satisfied Indian cricket’s governing body, the sceptics will not always be satisfied.
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After more than five months of picket lines, the Writers Guild won a contract that satisfied its membership.
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But Claus also did not see anything on the field, at full speed, to warrant a card at all, let alone a red.
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Knoxville goalkeeper Johan Garibay stole a Boise goal in the 37th minute, making a full-extension, diving save of a rocket from Thomas Amang.
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“Filled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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