Definition of "backfills" [backfills]

• Plural form of backfill. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill. (verb)

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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."
• "Now the GOP backfills to try to appear onboard, while the secret meetings with bankers on how to minimize new regulations continue."
• "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."