filled in the blanks
Supplied absent details
Filled in the blanks means supplied missing information or completed something left unfinished.
Literally, it refers to writing answers in empty spaces on a form or test.
Figuratively, it means piecing together what wasn't explicitly stated: The report was sparse, but we filled in the blanks ourselves.
Someone who fills in the blanks provides context others lack.
- quizBrief informal test
- solveFind the answer
- answerSolution to query
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- riddlesPuzzling questions or teasers
hints · extrapolation · crossword · word puzzle · inference · cloze · reasoning · put two and two together · assumption · deduction · placeholder · mysteries · improvised · gap · worksheet · enters · sentence · read between the lines
filled in the blanksleft hanging
Abandoned without resolution
glossed over · redacted · censored · muddied the waters · kept in the dark
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