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as in things
transportable items that one owns
gather up your stuff so that we can get going
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as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
missed a great photo opportunity because all of my camera stuff was at home
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as in qualification
a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
a guy who has the stuff it takes to be head of a major corporation
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as in material
the basic elements from which something can be developed
reading, writing, and arithmetic—the stuff of an education
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as in essence
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
the real stuff of nobility of character isn't riches or a title, but honor and integrity
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as in to fill
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 to block
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 to pack
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 stuff
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
The combination of stuff, results and a work ethic and mound presence that are roundly lauded has some within the organization believing this is just the beginning of the award nominations for Horton.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Rival Florida, playing its first game under interim coach Billy Gonzales, led 20-17 in the fourth quarter and was driving for more until the Dawgs stuffed a fourth-and-1 in the red zone.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Most of the characters here are too poor to own a mobile phone, which gives the director a good excuse to steep the story in the stuff of pirate broadcasts and politically radical zines.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
The combination of stuff, results and a work ethic and mound presence that are roundly lauded has some within the organization believing this is just the beginning of the award nominations for Horton.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
The turkey burger is topped with mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry aioli, and served with sweet potato fries and marshmallow fluff.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Rival Florida, playing its first game under interim coach Billy Gonzales, led 20-17 in the fourth quarter and was driving for more until the Dawgs stuffed a fourth-and-1 in the red zone.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuff
Noun
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Those on nine-month contracts must devote 480 hours to instruction — which can include things like lab work, clinical work and internships in addition to lecture time — over the course of the contract.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Axon is known for making law enforcement equipment including drones and tasers.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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These simple drills require no equipment and are effective for anyone — weekend warriors and elite athletes alike.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Cuomo mocks Mamdani’s thin resume, just as Republicans derided Obama’s qualifications.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Under Schmidt, Mainz went from the edge of the relegation zone when he was appointed in the February to European qualification just over a year later.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Terry Mattingly,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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In this poetry collection, Vilariño strips poetry to its essence—distilling love, loss, and the inexorable passage of time into spare yet searing verses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Stripped to their symbolic essence, the erotics of Frankenstein are about the body as meat, electrified by carnal pleasure and unencumbered by the soul.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers could add Tucker to fill the massive hole in their outfield.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beijing — When Ho Puay-peng first visited Beijing’s Forbidden City in the late 1980s, the Singaporean architect saw many of the historic courtyards used for storage, filled with garbage, and occupied by danwei (government offices).—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Chief among them is that kids have been gorging on Kit-Kats and Starbursts for decades, on this one day a year.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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The bears have been trying to fatten up by gorging on salmon — including at times by only eating the skin, brains and eggs to focus on the most calories — before hibernating for the winter.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Second Division table showed Glossop were bottom at the time and Arsenal top, and the big crowd cramming into the small ground in the Derbyshire hills expected to see — and did see — the visitors dominate and score freely.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Tara’s sensualism also isolates her, emphasizing the narrowness of a life crammed with dead things.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuff. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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