as in filling
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something
never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate
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as in packing
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around
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as in gorging
to fill with food to capacity
kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper
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as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
stuffed all the kids into the back of the car
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as in blocking
to prevent passage through by filling with something
I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed
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as in loading
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico
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Recent Examples of stuffing
Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Partner With An Expert Cybersecurity Provider Multifactor authentication alone doesn’t work because credential stuffing and real-time phishing can bypass MFA using session hijacking and token theft.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Where turkey and stuffing are commonplace for Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday boasts a spread of snacks, like chips and queso or burgers paired with bitter beers and seltzers.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Some applications have weak authentication mechanisms that expose users to popular password-stealing tactics like brute-force attacks or credential stuffing.
—Andrius Buinovskis, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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To discourage brewery ballot box stuffing, the team at Untappd worked to screen out fraudulent votes from bots, bogus accounts, and other illegitimate sources.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Partner With An Expert Cybersecurity Provider Multifactor authentication alone doesn’t work because credential stuffing and real-time phishing can bypass MFA using session hijacking and token theft.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Where turkey and stuffing are commonplace for Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday boasts a spread of snacks, like chips and queso or burgers paired with bitter beers and seltzers.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Some applications have weak authentication mechanisms that expose users to popular password-stealing tactics like brute-force attacks or credential stuffing.
—Andrius Buinovskis, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffing
Noun
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The banh mi Vietnamese sandwiches are typically served on French baguettes filled with pork, pickled vegetables and other fillings.—
Kat Tran,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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In 1989, Sconce pled guilty to mishandling human remains and mining the corpses’ teeth for gold fillings at Lamb Funeral Home.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The results show that the D18 layer has robust ion-blocking capability under thermal stress.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025
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Popular adult content providers, such as PornHub and their network of sites, have responded by blocking access to their sites from these locations completely, arguing that the lack of privacy and inconsistent enforcement results in less internet safety, not more.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The clamshell design and oversized durable zippers made packing easy, and the water-resistant fabric was dependable in harsher weather conditions.—
Donna Kim,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2025
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Packages with the logo of Amazon are transported at a packing station of a redistribution center of Amazon in Horn-Bad Meinberg, western Germany, on Dec. 9, 2024.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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The robot also managed to get up from a face-up position, even with a bag obstructing its view.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2025
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Stay High and Dry To avoid obstructing impressive scenery, a hog-wire railing framed in wood wraps this deck, which is set high above the water.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Rays led 2-0 with a chance to blow things open in the sixth inning after loading the bases with none out against Braves newcomer Rafael Montero on two walks and a single.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the now-viral clip, the working breed is seen doing domestic chores—including placing shoes in a different room, tossing paper into a bin and loading laundry into a basket—after receiving verbal cues from his owner.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Never fill your rice cooker over the max fill line or your rice cooker will fill to overflowing due to the rice expanding when cooked.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
2 June 2025
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This 10-year-old whisky was initially put into first fill (75 percent) and second fill (25 percent) bourbon barrels in 2013.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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Footballers wear a helmet and thick padding to withstand high-impact tackles on the whole body except the head and knees.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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The Army is also planning to put rubber padding on the tanks' metal tracks to try to protect the D.C. streets.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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“Stuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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