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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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2
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 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 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
Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
But last week in St. Louis, Kershaw found something with his breaking stuff in a five-inning, one-run, seven-strikeout start.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Nitin Nohria, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Like Rory McIlroy did after winning The Masters in April, Scheffler has struggled to bring his best stuff to the next major after winning the PGA Championship.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
But last week in St. Louis, Kershaw found something with his breaking stuff in a five-inning, one-run, seven-strikeout start.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
Verb
Large language models and other generative-AI tools are stuffing the world with content, much of it, to use the term du jour, absolute slop.
—Nitin Nohria, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuff
Noun
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So there were lots of rules and qualifications around all that.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Toril, 51, led Madrid to three successive second-place finishes in Liga F and Champions League qualification in each of his four seasons in charge.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The collected material makes a persuasive case for self-forgiveness.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The material is being produced at a factory in Iowa and will scale to 65 tons a year, with the first large-scale shipments expected this fall for inclusion in spring collections.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Peter Orner, Still No Word from You: Notes in the Margins (Catapult) Orner is a virtuoso of subtlety, nuance, and essence.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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In essence, all this accomplishes is to enable some devious shopkeepers to charge their fellow Jews even more money in these challenging times for adhering to dietary laws.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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About a year ago in May 2024, a historically powerful geomagnetic storm was responsible for some reports of power grid irregularities and interference with GPS signals – even farming equipment.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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During the search, troopers allegedly found additional narcotics, drug paraphernalia, drug equipment and a large-capacity magazine.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2025
Verb
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No other blood could possibly have made it onto Negan’s boot in this zombie apocalypse filled with violence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Indeed, Macron has zipped furiously across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all year, negotiating deals on climate, trade, military assistance, and peace, some of it in an effort to fill an aching vacuum left by Washington.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Rubinoff has already brought several into the lab, where the caterpillars can gorge themselves on Drosophila pupae with no fear of spiders interrupting the feast.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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For Now While central banks abroad accelerate, private tokens at home are gorging on the vacuum.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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On June 8, 1991, the US Park Police estimated 800,000 people crammed on to the National Mall to celebrate the U.S. victory in the Persian Gulf War -- with 200,000 people lining the parade route.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
12 June 2025
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Boom, his family crammed into a 1200 square foot home, eight people in three bedrooms.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 June 2025
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“Stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuff. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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