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fulfilling

[fool-fil-ing] / fʊlˈfɪl ɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
performing
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Everyday cooking shouldn’t be an arduous, time-consuming task — it should be simple yet fulfilling.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“It’s hard to argue that brandishing a firearm during a traffic misunderstanding is either allowed by federal law or necessary and proper for fulfilling ICE’s duties,” he said.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

She’s getting more famous — drawing more and more people away from the influencer pop-ups and into her tent at Coachella — her life, in many ways, fulfilling the very impulse she mistrusts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“The Department remains committed to press access at the Pentagon while fulfilling its statutory obligation to ensure the safe and secure operation,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

She died without betraying her brother, fulfilling a promise she had made him many years before, the day she first took him to school.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende