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
Examples of fill-in in a Sentence
Noun
I'm just a fill-in, so I have no idea where office supplies are kept
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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John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Clarkson came back for a couple of days, but has been MIA since March 6 while an ever-changing cast of fill-in hosts has taken over her show.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
The Raiders now have a huge void to fill in the middle of that side of the ball.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Bruce Pearl the fill-in College coaches have to get their start somewhere.
—John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Clarkson came back for a couple of days, but has been MIA since March 6 while an ever-changing cast of fill-in hosts has taken over her show.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Proliferation: Between days four and 21, various cells, including skin and immune cells, work together to close and fill in the injury and reestablish skin function.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
The Raiders now have a huge void to fill in the middle of that side of the ball.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Fill-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill-in. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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