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
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Taxidermy is the art of preserving, stuffing, and mounting animal skins.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Picked up stuffing from the dog toys.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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The hackers used a common tactic known as credential stuffing to access the data, which exploits weak and reused passwords.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Taxidermy is the art of preserving, stuffing, and mounting animal skins.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
Verb
All demand is an effect of production, so unless producers are literally stuffing the consumptive fruits of their work into coffee cans, their production is mirrored by consumption.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Picked up stuffing from the dog toys.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffing
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Cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar recreate the cheesecake filling, while sliced strawberries and graham cracker crumbs complete the flavor.
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This maximizes the efficiency and potency of the ingredient’s plumping, hydrating, wrinkle-filling, fine-line smoothing benefits.
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Alysa Guffey More than 50 people gathered in 90-degree heat to protest welcoming data centers to Indianapolis before packing the public assembly room on the second floor of the City-County Building.
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Not as messy as chicken wings but packing the same flavorful punch, buffalo chicken dip is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser.
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But gorging on pollen alone wasn’t enough to lengthen a life.
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With the third season of ‘The Vampire Lestat’–AMC’s series adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic vampire novels of the same name–underway, viewers are once again gorging on a visual feast thanks to costume designer Lex Wood.
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This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.
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The trip took 76 days, with van Dongen splitting time between hours on his bike and cramming into an RV in parks and towns around the country.
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Samsung built that into the S26 Ultra’s display at a hardware level, using a filter layer that acts like tiny vertical blinds sitting inside the panel itself, physically blocking light from travelling sideways.
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It’s made from a soft, breathable fabric that’s comfortable enough to wear for hours at a time, and features secure zippered pockets with RFID-blocking protection in order to prevent digital theft of your information.
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Cihlar recommends beginners avoid loading up too soon, while men who are already regularly active and lift weights can typically handle a 20- or 30-pound plate from the start.
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How to Start Rucking Safely Experts recommend conditioning the body before loading up a pack, especially for men over 40 returning to exercise.
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Customers waited patiently to get their fill, possibly for the last time.
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For a limited time, new members can save 10 cents per gallon on their first fill, 20 cents on their second fill and 30 cents on their third fill.
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Today, implementing standards and plugging these gaps is the province of compliance.
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It’s been so interesting to hear about plugging and abandonment issues from a different perspective.
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