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Rule "Collocation: fill of/with"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: fill of/with
Message: The usual preposition to use after "\1" is "with", not "\2". Did you mean <suggestion>\1 \2 \3 with</suggestion>?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Fill the page of numbers.
    Correction suggestion: Fill the page with
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The job filled every minute of her day.
  • Companies are seeking to fill a shortage of staff schooled in the traditional practices of trading physical metal.
  • Podunk filled the interior of the game with fumes from an aerosol can, while Donut manned the cigarette lighter.
ID: FILL_OF_WITH [168]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)