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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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
Fifth, the DNI can set priorities for technical innovations that the other agencies can’t do on their own, at least not without creating a dozen or more different approaches, spawning duplication, unfilled gaps, or both.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Analysis by BBC News shows that there were more than 4,000 unfilled places on the course between 2016 and 2024-2025.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Investors anticipated a larger order than 200 planes, given Boeing’s existing backlog of over 6,800 unfilled jet orders.
From Barron's ● May 14, 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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