as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
the stuffed shirts in this organization don't seem to realize that without new blood our extinction is inevitable
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Recent Examples of stuffed shirt
With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.
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NBC News, 9 May 2020
Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.
—The Economist, 25 Feb. 2020
For this case, he has been contracted by a bunch of white-haired stuffed shirts with medals on their chests to find anyone who enabled the Kansas City suicide bombers, who crossed into the United States via the Mexican border.
—Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2018
NBC News, 9 May 2020
Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.
—The Economist, 25 Feb. 2020
For this case, he has been contracted by a bunch of white-haired stuffed shirts with medals on their chests to find anyone who enabled the Kansas City suicide bombers, who crossed into the United States via the Mexican border.
—Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed shirt
Noun
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Since 2015, the Supreme Court has skewed conservative, as Donald Trump appointed three judges during his first presidential term.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
3 Feb. 2025
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Berlin, Germany Reuters — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the help of the far right.—
Reuters,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Tigers added a veteran to their pitching staff, signing Alex Cobb to a one-year, $15 million contract on Dec. 10.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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This time, the focus is on Carl Edwards, an athlete known for his unique victory celebrations and impressive career stats; Ricky Rudd, an 'Iron Man' of racing with an incredible number of consecutive starts; and Ralph Moody, a WWII veteran who made his name as both a driver and team owner.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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These types of fossils are known technically as regurgitalites.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2023
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The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.—
Judith Thurman,
The New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2023
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“Stuffed shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffed%20shirt. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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