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stuff

[stuhf] / stʌf /


NOUN
any thing, thought, substance, etc.
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


NOUN
fabric
Synonyms


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Usually these World Cup chitchats start with silly icebreakers before the important stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Little wonder there was a desire from Sir Keir to get on with doing big stuff before then, if at all possible.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It was “traumatizing, seeing that stuff on display for so long and then seeing it come down,” said James Ranger, a veteran hotel tour guide and Mission Inn Foundation docent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

AI companies have been working tirelessly to stuff generative and agentic AI into every nook and cranny of our online lives.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“Oh! I’m sorry. I don’t really work here—or, well, I just got here, too. I’m Maggie. Auntie Bernadette probably knows. Let me grab my stuff and I’ll take you to her.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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