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- noun Plural form of
backfill . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
backfill .
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Examples
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The Cubs 'lease at Hohokam lasts only until 2016 at the latest, meaning Mesa will have the Cactus League's biggest stadium sitting empty in a few years unless it "backfills" with another Major League team.
azcentral.com | news 2010
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The Cubs 'lease at Hohokam lasts only until 2016 at the latest, meaning Mesa will have the Cactus League's biggest stadium sitting empty in a few years unless it "backfills" with another Major League team.
azcentral.com | news 2010
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Now the GOP backfills to try to appear onboard, while the secret meetings with bankers on how to minimize new regulations continue.
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While most of the $100 billion for education just partially backfills cuts, it forced states to acknowledge the Department of Education's priorities of standards, accountability, and choice.
Tom Vander Ark: Stealth Education Reform Beats the Health Debacle 2009
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He backfills a few descriptions and experiences in an attempt to flesh out the previous story, but by that point, the reader has established certain images and places in the mind, and the retroactive "corrections" just feel repetitive and too after-the-fact.
hot hot heat jlundberg 2007
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This decrease is largely attributable to the closing of the Borders locations it backfills and not yet taken occupancy at the close of the quarter.
unknown title 2011
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We feel this quality coal will be increasingly valuable as that backfills in the U.S. markets, while the indiscernible product is increasingly exported to Asia.
unknown title 2011
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At the moment, Greg Brady is filling the position while Krystal backfills for Brady's 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BRUCE DOWBIGGIN 2011
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After parting with his soul, Giamatti feels empty, which he then backfills with the soul of a Russian poet - a woman who sold it on the international black market.
DVD Talk john@dvdtalk.com 2010
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As water falls from the dam, it creates a hole, which backfills with surrounding water, he said.
News for Lynchburg News Advance Lynchburg News Advance 2010
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