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stuff

[stuhf] / stʌf /


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


NOUN
fabric
Synonyms


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"Don't be expecting this mad expansive style of free-for-all but we're going to put some stuff in there that we've not done previously."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was a few years behind the times compared to Hollywood or Beverly Hills, where all the cool stuff that I wanted to do was usually happening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s also a waste of a one precious life to be so angry that someone who looks a little different might be better at some stuff.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Along with fantasizing about exotic locations and charming apartments, we encourage you to spend some time on the boring yet important daily life stuff.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Dad knows I take responsibility for the stuff that matters. I’m still too young for my summer plan to be important.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Top holdings include Thai Foods Group, which distributes poultry and other food stuffs in Thailand, and Brazilian energy companies Petroreconcavo and Petrobras.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

The cash-strapped Rossellini stuffs free snacks into his pockets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

Later, he lies down and the man in the rabbit head, from whom he has taken a carrot, blows up black balloons and stuffs them in Smko’s clothing so they look like bulging tumors.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

"I wanted to find out who I am through food," says Taiwanese chef Aeles as she stuffs pork into millet dumplings, before wrapping them in two kinds of local leaves.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2024

Quickly, she stuffs the bills in his pocket.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Governments and tech firms worldwide are spending trillions of dollars on data centres -- boxy buildings stuffed with racks of computer servers that power apps and AI tools.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Inside, photographs of the stuffed figures fill the pages, accompanied by written musings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Leaving the crunchy, ragged edges on the paper, we stuffed our notice of intent into an envelope.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Listening to music and podcasts on the move without having earbuds stuffed into my ears felt safer.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

I grab my pillow and Boo’s stuffed puppy and run down the stairs.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The $99 dish, roasted with herb butter under the skin, comes with crunchy sourdough stuffing infused with foie gras and mashed potatoes whipped with butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Next to that, C.K.’s bit where he says he’s so old that his mother is dead is as soft as taxidermy stuffing.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

Users were targeted by a so-called "credential stuffing" attack in which hackers used passwords exposed in previous breaches to access 23andMe accounts for which people had used similar credentials.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

The same sort of silliness repeated a few years ago when companies started stuffing references to cryptocurrency into their corporate names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Awesiinh plays with some seat cushion stuffing that’s poking out of a hole in the passenger seat.

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


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