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Recent Examples of unfilled There are currently close to 300,000 unfilled data analytics jobs in the U.S., Gevelber added. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024 Labor shortages could worsen if mass deportations, which may start in Aurora, are carried out, leaving positions unfilled and potentially driving up wages. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024 The Skilled Worker Shortage: A Pressing Reality According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are over 7 million unfilled jobs in the U.S., a significant number of which are in the skilled trades. David Nour, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Around 8 million jobs nationally are sitting unfilled right now — untapped capacity that companies could unleash more of with more workers from abroad, who are younger on average. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unfilled 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
Adjective
  • The Chiefs are back in the AFC Championship Game and a limited number of tickets are available for the contest, which will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Johnson, the hottest offensive coordinator candidate for head coach in at least the last several hiring cycles, suddenly became available Saturday night when the Detroit Lions and their raucous fans clad in Honolulu Blue at Ford Field were shocked.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Look in the mountainous West, or the South: Ogden, Utah, led the way, with 12.2 percent of all bedrooms unoccupied, followed by Colorado Springs (12.1 percent).
    Matt Yan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Seminole County sheriff’s deputies were able to locate the unoccupied truck in a nearby parking lot where the deputies witnessed a man matching the driver’s description enter the truck.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For the next six months, a San Diego landlord can still charge up to two months’ rent for an unfurnished apartment and three months’ rent for a furnished apartment.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In addition to the body, the unfurnished apartment had soiled carpet and was infested with flies and roaches.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The statement is hollow so long as people still can stake their dollars on the calamities befalling everyday Angelenos.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In the big picture, the victory as a 10-point underdog is hollow.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Snowdrop Care Tips Snowdrops are easy to care for and are usually happy to be left unattended and ignored after they’ve been planted.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Practice peaceful coexistence with wildlife, including coyotes, by removing things that attract them like pet food left outside, unsecured garbage and small pets left unattended.
    Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Mauro Morandi, whose 32-year sojourn on an uninhabited Mediterranean island led to his being known as Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, died on Jan. 3 in Modena, Italy.
    Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The other nine—Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island and Navassa Island—are uninhabited outlying islands.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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