unfilled

adjective

un·​filled ˌən-ˈfild How to pronounce unfilled (audio)
: not filled
an unfilled bottle
unfilled spaces
a vacancy left unfilled
an unfilled order

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Last December, the district had 164 unfilled full-time teaching positions and 401 unfilled full-time support positions. Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 The National Association of Manufacturing projects that 2.1 million manufacturing roles will go unfilled by 2030. Saar Yoskovitz, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 The council instead opted for a 5.9% tax levy increase, slashing $4 million in spending from the budget plan Carter presented in August, in part by cutting $1.2 million from police overtime and rethinking how attrition and unfilled positions are budgeted. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024 Out of the 2,599 cougar tags purchased last year, 2,097 went unfilled. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unfilled 

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfilled was in 1584

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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfilled. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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