unfilled
Britishadjective
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(of a container, receptacle, etc) not having become or been made full
unfilled stomachs
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(of a job, role, etc) not occupied
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(of a cake, doughnut, etc) with no filling
unfilled choux pastry will freeze
Example Sentences
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But a new research note imagines much of those unfilled jobs will go to humanoid robots.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Where tolerance for AI mistakes is close to zero, especially in anything client facing. Some would rather leave a role unfilled than let a machine handle it."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The companies started submitting more bids to the Egg Clearinghouse at premium prices, which went unfilled, according to the complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
His final masterstroke—bullying the world into saluting his greatness by executing an incredible comeback—will once again remind him that the maw at the center of his being remains unfilled.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
This is one of the things I wasn’t prepared for — the amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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