Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Fill
Fill verb - To put into (something) as much as can be held or contained.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This trope may also apply to works without humans if there is a similar animal to fill the same role.
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The same mechanics apply in MOTHER 3, but the swirls are replaced with a series of dots (or squares, for boss battles) that fill the screen up outward.
Source: Fight Woosh - Moe then inspires her to apply to Brown like she had wanted, and when she wakes up she immediately rushes to fill out her application.
Source: Opinion-Changing Dream
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Fill and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/fill
Apply & Fill. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/fill>.
Fill or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/fill.
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