fillings

plural of filling
as in fills
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something the filling for the parka is goose down

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Recent Examples of fillings Services include dental exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions and root canals, along with hearing evaluations and free hearing aids. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 In August, human remains, including a jawbone with teeth and dental fillings and rib bones, were discovered at Boulder Beach in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Another captures a Tesla driver carefully chowing down on a burrito, apparently more concerned about getting the fillings on herself than keeping her hands on the wheel. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026 These pillowy Portuguese-style donuts are rolled in sugar and feature different fillings, such as custard or chocolate. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026 The corn is ground into masa, while fillings and banana leaves are prepared separately. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Stuffed with savory fillings and wrapped in crisp nori, Japanese rice balls called onigiri are made for eating on the go. — Diana Yen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 Why didn’t the first doctor install permanent fillings in the first place? — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026 However, many organizations restrict certain fillings or pillow types. — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 12 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillings
Noun
  • But the drama of those big drum fills and everything was just something that that room gave us.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers compared data on two groups each with more than 500 people who were prescribed three fills of semaglutide or tirzepatide over six months.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Biochar could reportedly serve as a renewable substitute for standard conductive fillers.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Colorado’s three veteran fillers brought in to prop up the rotation largely tanked.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The company says its paddings provide the same soft touch and luxurious look, lightweight and silky feel of down stuffing.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Other common features include patch pockets into which items can easily be stashed away and retrieved, and softer constructions that typically do away with paddings, linings and sometimes leave the jacket completely unstructured.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At Tasting Kitchen, that looks like a roast chicken plated with chontaduro, the peach palm fruit eaten as a street food and used in stuffings across Colombia.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Season biscuits, pork dishes, and poultry stuffings with the gray-green leaves of sage (Salvia officinalis).
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026

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“Fillings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillings. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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