- present participle of fill.
filling
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Residents were seen filling up their vehicles with gasoline.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Out of an abundance of caution, the company announced the recall, ceased accepting produce from the farm and said it will be filling orders from alternative suppliers, according to the FDA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“With production expectations at the highest level since February and order books gradually filling, there is indeed reason for optimism,” ING’s Brzeski said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He is slated to bat at six, filling a middle-order vacancy created by Stokes' retirement, but is far from a like-for-like replacement for the former captain.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
My mind was racing now, filling this character I now realized I knew into Togbe’s childhood stories.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
UV light is used for air purification, curing resins in 3D printing, hardening gels in dental fillings, and even applications such as nail treatments.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
It cost him nearly £800 - a third of the money his grandparents had saved up - for two fillings and two replacement fillings.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
They agreed to pay half a cent more at the cash register to fund buses, trains and pothole fillings in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Nori should stay crisp, which makes this a fantastic interactive dinner-party setup: lay out the fillings, rice, and sheets of nori, and let everyone build as they go.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
Mr Jenkins's mouth dropped open so wide I could see the gold fillings in his back teeth.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
