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as in to satisfy
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 to accomplish
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you have fulfilled your duties most admirably
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Recent Examples of fulfill
Long gone are the days where enterprises seek numerous different vendors to fulfill a variety of different gaps.
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Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Much of the piece is about wanting to fulfill family expectations.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
That would mean officials could charge more to fulfill the inquiries, without offering each request a free hour of review, as required under the law.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
While employees hired through traditional processes typically complete one year of probation before obtaining full protections, Schedule A employees must fulfill a two-year trial period.
—Parker D. Walsh, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
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Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Much of the piece is about wanting to fulfill family expectations.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
That would mean officials could charge more to fulfill the inquiries, without offering each request a free hour of review, as required under the law.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
While employees hired through traditional processes typically complete one year of probation before obtaining full protections, Schedule A employees must fulfill a two-year trial period.
—Parker D. Walsh, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulfill
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This is a cop novel that fully satisfies its genre expectations — chases, gun battles, sinister bad guys, questionable cops, cowards and heroes.—
Claude Peck,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Either type of injury would satisfy the injury-in-fact requirement of the standing test.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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San Diego college basketball teams are meeting the moment and making history.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Yet, despite its importance, the world's largest copper mines in regions like Chile, Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are struggling to meet demand amid a global shortage, all while grappling with escalating environmental concerns.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
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Several have achieved 20 launches and its fleet leader has 26 launches under its belt.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. CNN — I’m captivated by my new personal health tracker, a Christmas gift from my husband.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, the energy transition has a long-term basis, with 2050 as the magic date of the Paris agreement to keep global temperature rise below 2 C degrees above pre-industrial times.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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After Homendy's announcement, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy quickly said the Department of Transportation will immediately follow the NTSB's recommendations and keep helicopter restrictions in place, noting that some modifications might be made to the current restrictions.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Wonder gave short speech before performing two songs during the service.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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He’s also set to perform at the Bésame Mucho Festival in Austin, Texas on April 5.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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What needs to be done to prevent a Kessler meltdown?—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Fulfill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfill. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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