filled in; filling in; fills in
1
: to enrich (something, such as a design) with detail
2
: to give necessary or recently acquired information to
I'll fill you in
: to fill a vacancy usually temporarily
interns filled in for regular staffers
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Examples of fill-in in a Sentence
Verb
my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed
she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Practice squad fullback Jason Cabinda also can play as a fill-in tight end.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
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Noun
The laser instrument appeared to serve as a suitable fill-in, and everything appeared to be working until the spacecraft went silent for several minutes.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Practice squad fullback Jason Cabinda also can play as a fill-in tight end.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Fill-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill-in. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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