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filling in

VERB

answer in writing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fill out insert

WEAK

advise apprise clue complete inform notify post sign tell warn write in

Antonyms

WEAK

leave blank

VERB

act as substitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace

WEAK

deputize insinuate interject interpose represent stand in substract take the place of understudy

Antonyms

WEAK

leave blank

Example Sentences

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Guerrero said “the community was a big help in filling in all the background colors that I need in order to build the detail and layers” on the two mural panels she designed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Good morning, I’m filling in for Spencer Jakab today.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But that sand itself is also in high demand for cement, for construction, for building shoulders for highways, for filling in wetlands for development.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Manninger made 42 appearances for Juventus, filling in for injured first-choice stopper Gianluigi Buffon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

At home, I was given a warm salt solution, and when I washed out my mouth I showed Bailey the empty holes, where the clotted blood sat like filling in a pie crust.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou