unfilled

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Recent Examples of unfilled After no candidates ran for the seat in the April 1 election, the treasurer post was left unfilled, according to past reporting. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 With Rosas being named vice president and Myo as treasurer, the secretary position remains unfilled. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 But key positions at the agency remain unfilled and there are concerns its reduced workforce could result in reimbursement delays if a hurricane strikes. Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 This year, as more and more positions were left unfilled, that number has gone down to 288. Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
  • As 9to5Mac reports, hypertension alerts will become available in over 150 countries and regions, including the US and the EU, next week.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That figure is currently just above 50%, extrapolating from available data.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • About 32% of the Wilson’s seats went unoccupied.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Compared to an unfurnished rental, our homes eliminate upfront costs for furniture, utilities, and setup, saving renters thousands of dollars.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The apartment is being sold unfurnished, though both platform beds, which were custom-built for the space, are included in the sale.
    Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Taking on classic buddy-comedy attributes, Sam is the together one with a programmatic path toward life as a wealthy but hollow finance twerp, while Ari is the brash, cracked, less-medicated-than-he-should-be bull in a china shop.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For anyone who haven’t heard about NuPhy’s GhostBar, this is how the company’s designers stop the larger keys from rattling and sounding cheap and hollow.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That means making sure campfires are out and cool to the touch before leaving them unattended or checking fire restrictions before visiting an outdoor area.
    Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • While there is no official numbers on the amount of unattended home deaths, stories of unreported deaths in the home are common.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Billy Zane stars as Marlon Brando—a role he was born to play, look at him—in Bill Fishman’s adaptation of a memoir by architect Bernard Judge, whom Brando hired to build a compound on an uninhabited island in Tahiti in the ’70s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In warmer months, rent a boat or jet ski and head to Goat Island to congregate with other boaters who love to swim and relax around the tiny, uninhabited island.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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