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filling in

VERB

answer in writing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fill out insert

WEAK

advise apprise clue complete inform notify post sign tell warn write in

Antonyms

WEAK

leave blank

VERB

act as substitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace

WEAK

deputize insinuate interject interpose represent stand in substract take the place of understudy

Antonyms

WEAK

leave blank

Example Sentences

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“There’s a lot of filling in the blanks when your families are from the same part of the country. They’re down-to-earth, churchgoing families. It felt easy. We’re cut from the same cloth.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

I sink into my couch and fire up Coachella’s YouTube channel, revisiting my favorites and filling in the gaps of what I missed; even after attending both weekends, it’s still impossible to see it all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

But that sand itself is also in high demand for cement, for construction, for building shoulders for highways, for filling in wetlands for development.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Manninger made 42 appearances for Juventus, filling in for injured first-choice stopper Gianluigi Buffon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

We ran down the pages, filling in the blanks.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey