fillers
Example Sentences
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Instead, nurse practitioners have become major gap fillers, growing their ranks by 60% to 461,000 between 2019 and 2025, data from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Oscars host Conan O'Brien left a hand-written message under the seats inside the Dolby Theatre, to welcome nominees, their plus ones or seat fillers to the Oscars.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
They might soon be able to get laser hair removal and cosmetic fillers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Women routinely turn to fillers and surgery to force a level of symmetry and balance we aren’t naturally meant to have as a result of this absurd kind of standard.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
She explained that fillers are little items that are not considered important enough to he a story or to have a headline.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
