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Recent Examples of unfilled
The district has relied for many years on banking money that would have paid the salaries of unfilled vacancies to balance the budget, and some positions that were previously funded by pandemic relief funding are now being paid for out of the district's general education budget.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
But NGOs’ critical roles as advocates and watchdogs may simply be left unfilled.
—Sarah Bush, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
By 2033, manufacturing could have 1.9 million unfilled jobs – roughly half of open positions – due to a skills and applicant gap, according to Deloitte.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Shipment also fell, down 0.3%, while unfilled orders were relatively flat and inventories edged down 0.1%.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
But NGOs’ critical roles as advocates and watchdogs may simply be left unfilled.
—Sarah Bush, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
By 2033, manufacturing could have 1.9 million unfilled jobs – roughly half of open positions – due to a skills and applicant gap, according to Deloitte.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Shipment also fell, down 0.3%, while unfilled orders were relatively flat and inventories edged down 0.1%.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
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Discovery representatives declined to make executives available.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Wait until the plane is fully boarded and everyone has settled into their seats before jumping into an unoccupied seat.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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At least one unit remained unoccupied so that top officials could see it.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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Some who craft epigrammatic verse can sound hollow, like slamming together tins in hopes that someone will infer meaning from the noise.—
Nick Ripatrazone
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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So much corporate messaging sounds completely hollow.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Child and pet welfare: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Child and pet safety: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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There are dozens of uninhabited islands in the Halifax River near Daytona Beach, created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged the river in the 1950s.—
Bob Morris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Two are in the southernmost city of Rafah — now mostly uninhabited — and all three are in Israeli military zones that are off-limits to independent media.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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