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filling (up)

verb

Definition of filling (up)

present participle of fill (up)

as in percolating (into)

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That series single-handedly brought the reality show back from the regular-person doldrums, infusing the whodunit murder-mystery reality show with Housewives and reality TV gamers and one pilot named Pete to make the whole show sing.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Google is developing smart glasses with the affordable eyewear maker Warby Parker, and Apple is reportedly working on infusing cameras and AI into its hugely popular AirPods.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026

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Fortunately, labels both affordable and luxury are coming out with new takes on this trend like clockwork, saturating the market with colorful jackets for every personal aesthetic and practical need under the sun (or, more accurately, the rain).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
That creates an important exception for government agencies that test drugs and send out regular reports on what adulterants are saturating the drug supply in certain locations.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

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Part of it is imbuing a little personal flair to create an authentic representation of a modern Kermit.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Luxury taxes are of debatable worth in sports anyway; in a division where the richest can already spend far more than the rest, imbuing them with even greater resources is antithetical to competitive balance.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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