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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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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
Today, more than 90% of the company’s overall sales – including those made online – are fulfilled by its stores.
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Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
After 85 years of living, Ramesh Sharma has fulfilled a wish from his high school teacher many years ago in India.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
The preamble to the Declaration of Independence has been fundamental to American identity, even if the United States hasn’t always fulfilled the promise of Thomas Jefferson’s words.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
This is the process by which an unbiased third-party agent holds cash or a title and only releases the payment or item due when a contract has been thoroughly fulfilled.
—Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
After 85 years of living, Ramesh Sharma has fulfilled a wish from his high school teacher many years ago in India.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
The preamble to the Declaration of Independence has been fundamental to American identity, even if the United States hasn’t always fulfilled the promise of Thomas Jefferson’s words.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
This is the process by which an unbiased third-party agent holds cash or a title and only releases the payment or item due when a contract has been thoroughly fulfilled.
—Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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If the merger is accomplished though, there would likely be a serious consideration of which models and brands the joint company would choose to maintain.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Survivor legend and Traitors headband icon Parvati Shallow has accomplished something remarkable, carving out — and maintaining — a place in the public consciousness for nearly 20 years.—
Sally Tamarkin,
Them,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Playoff tripled in size this year, but the committee kept its evaluation process mostly the same.—
Jayna Bardahl,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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This marks a disappointing end to a season that has been marred by injuries, including Trent Williams' ankle injury, which has kept him out for the past four games.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In both Hong Kong and Mainland China, high-yielding mega-capitalization stocks such as banks, energy, and insurance companies performed well as China’s Treasury bonds had a rare down day.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Dylan performed at benefits for CORE, sang with Seeger at a voter registration rally sponsored by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and performed with Baez at the 1963 March on Washington.—
Grant Wong,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Five people were executed during the presidential transition period in 2021, breaking precedent for halting executions before the transfer of power between different administrations.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Fulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfilled. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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