Filler and Material

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Filler noun - Soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something.

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Material and filler are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Material" instead a noun "Filler".

Nearby Words: fill, filled, filling

Material noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

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Filler and material are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Filler" instead a noun "Material".

In general, filler is often a result of when an anime runs out of source material, and because it was aired in Japan, they have to do something.

Source: Mis Blamed / Anime and Manga
The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Sax": "Tracey Ullman was entertaining America with songs, sketches, and crudely drawn filler material." That filler being the early Simpsons shorts.

Source: Mythology Gag / Western Animation
They do get invited to political debates sometimes, but mostly as filler material for the journalists.

Source: National Stereotypes / North America

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