Sekirov Dictionary

fill in the blank

noun 2
verb 2
forms 4

noun2

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A language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.
- The test consisted of fill-in-the-blank sentences.
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(figurative) A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer.
- It was important that she make something memorable. She wanted to be complimented. She wanted people to go home after the party and say, “Wasn't Dorothy's — fill in the blank — amazing?" — 2011

verb2

To complete a single fill in the blank question.
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(figurative) To complete an interruption, ambiguity, or vagueness in understanding, perception, or context.
- The Zionists intended to shape the perceptions of a global public with limited interest in or understanding of the issues, filling in the blanks with their own narrative. — 2010

forms

filled in the blank · filling in the blank · fills in the blank · fill in the blanks

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