REFILLING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

refilling

verb

present participle of refill

as in replenishing

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Defense officials and lawmakers have warned that replenishing some inventories could take years given existing production constraints.

— Jarrett Renshawand Ernest Scheyder Reuters, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
John Mozeliak just had the best day by an Angels front-office member in about a decade, replenishing a barren farm system with nine prospects after a handful of trades.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of replenishing

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Instead of reloading rockets individually, crews replace the entire launcher pod with an onboard crane, significantly reducing reload times and simplifying logistics.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
For instance, frequently reloading a gun before the ammo counter hits zero will present a Flaw called Overprepared, which increases each gun’s magazine size but temporarily decreases a character’s damage output if a gun does reach zero ammo before a reload.

— Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of reloading

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In response, Diez brought up Schaeffler’s plant in South Carolina, where Digit is working right now, loading greasy machine parts into an industrial washer.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The Red Sox were limited to one run in the bottom of the 11th despite loading the bases with one out.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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