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Adjective
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But this isn’t stuffy butler service; instead, expect personable servers and wait staff who still anticipate your every needs, but who do it with a charming touch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Elizabeth lived in a small, stuffy room with no window to the outside.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Ford’s airtight thriller marks some of the finest work done by those on either side of the camera, blending breathless thrills and effortless character work.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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After police arrived, the family’s breathless au pair shared a harrowing story with them outside in the driveway.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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Georgia will surely be ready and focused on its home floor following two consecutive losses, but Bucky Ball and its suffocating style from a fresh A&M team will be too much for the Bulldogs.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Justin Edmonds / Getty Images Darnold, Mike Macdonald and a suffocating defense have led the Seahawks to the big stage for the fourth time in franchise history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her mother, who had a staid upbringing in California, came to New York in the early sixties looking for someplace more diverse and less stifling.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The early heat wave comes less than a month after oppressive heat choked much of the western United States.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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Based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel, the sequel series returns to the oppressive, patriarchal society, this time through the lens of teenagers Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday).—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Fuggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuggy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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