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as in satisfied
to do what is required by the terms of
the football player must remain with the team one more year to fulfill his contract
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as in accomplished
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you have fulfilled your duties most admirably
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Recent Examples of fulfilled
Her father, Otto Frank, fulfilled her wish of becoming a writer by posthumously publishing her diary, which has since been translated into 70 languages and is popularly taught in schools.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Since its inception, UCF has largely fulfilled the mission to educate engineers and scientists to work in the space industry.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Nor has the city fulfilled a records request from The Times about the whereabouts of fire engines in the Palisades when the first 911 call came in.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Finally, many families will be getting their Christmas wishes fulfilled in 2026 with the opening Universal Kids Resort in Texas, featuring attractions themed to Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and Jurassic World.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
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Some design work has been accomplished.—
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His visibility allows the regime to portray protesters as tools of foreign powers and the discredited monarchy—precisely what Pahlavi’s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu accomplished in 2023.—
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Humanoid has already completed its first commercial proofs of concept with global industrial and automotive technology companies.—
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
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This nws in not just about saving the tunnel project, but is also an interesting showcase of what can be achieved with a little bit of lateral thinking and planning.—
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The Patriots achieved their largest lead (14 points) three times in the fourth quarter.—
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But Daniels kept getting hurt this season, managing to start only seven games and getting shut down in December after a series of injuries to his left knee, right hamstring and left elbow.—
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While rebounding kept the Horned Frogs in the game early, the offense finally picked up until the mistakes piled up down the stretch.—
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For example, Medicare reimburses $1,375 for a colonoscopy performed in a hospital outpatient department — and $862 for one performed in an independent ambulatory surgery center.—
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The officers performed lifesaving measures until EMS arrived at the scene.—
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Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.—
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Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.—
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McKee said police also executed search warrants before the couple was arrested.—
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Now, Braddy's case is back in court, with a jury once again weighing whether he should be executed.—
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“Fulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulfilled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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