1
as in satisfied
to do what is required by the terms of
the football player must remain with the team one more year to fulfill his contract
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2
as in accomplished
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you have fulfilled your duties most admirably
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Recent Examples of fulfilled
But its full potential as a global platform for national projects would be fulfilled by Starlink, the satellite internet service that Musk first announced in 2015.
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Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Since then, the company has fulfilled nearly 65,000 orders, the quickest of which landed on the customer's doorstep in roughly 10 minutes.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As the latest in a line of black, child singing stars (Little Esther, Frankie Lymon, Little Stevie Wonder) and family groups (Staple Singers, 5 Stairsteps), the J5 fulfilled the idealized model for each category.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
—Emily Canal, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Since then, the company has fulfilled nearly 65,000 orders, the quickest of which landed on the customer's doorstep in roughly 10 minutes.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As the latest in a line of black, child singing stars (Little Esther, Frankie Lymon, Little Stevie Wonder) and family groups (Staple Singers, 5 Stairsteps), the J5 fulfilled the idealized model for each category.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
—Emily Canal, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfilled
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What has followed, a decade plus of stunning hockey played by the most talented hockey player on earth, has satisfied all desires but the most important one.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Long after a clinical decision has set events in motion, a second system activates to verify whether the decision satisfied the rules.—
Holland Haynie,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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In a place where, more than any other venue, a pitcher’s success is measured by limiting damage to keep his team in the game, Waldron accomplished that.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The first step toward developing that site was to get the land under one owner, which the Portage Redevelopment Commission has accomplished.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.—
Kevin Fixler
April 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Perched on a flat eight-acre promontory overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club, downtown Los Angeles, and the Pacific Ocean beyond, the Mediterranean Revival megamansion was completed in 2018.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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The system achieved a high selectivity of approximately 96% toward the target chemical product (formate), and stable performance was confirmed in a large-area electrolyzer cell of 79 cm², demonstrating its potential for practical industrial applications, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Leicester City achieved a similar feat 10 years ago, but that’s considered the greatest shock in modern football history.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The breaks kept coming for Orlando.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trump kept a straight face during Obama’s speech, and at one point even waved during the president’s remarks.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some of the greatest arias in the genre, performed flawlessly by Jonathan Tetelman.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Blue Origin New Glenn mission on payload Blue Ring’s first mission with initial injection into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), with additional services performed in Geostationary Orbit (GEO).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Several of the Dodgers players met with Cubs outfielder Michael Conforto prior to Friday’s game to give him his 2025 World Series championship ring.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Demidov’s wrist shot met with a pad save.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Chasing Horse was taken into custody in 2023 after Las Vegas police executed a search warrant at his home.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Federal and state law enforcement executed search warrants in Minnesota early on April 28 in connection with an ongoing fraud probe that has embroiled the state, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Fulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfilled. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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