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Recent Examples of overstuffed
Today’s push-up swimwear styles offer shape and volume without feeling bulky or overstuffed.
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 May 2026
No summer is complete without an overstuffed barbecue pork sandwich.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
All of the overstuffed albums and Billboard hits he’s racked up since then are tainted with that context.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
Baseball has a way of happening and Glasnow’s back spasms might just be the first thing to postpone the Dodgers’ decision on who gets bumped out of their overstuffed rotation.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The musical, featuring a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch and a score by the Rescues that dispenses with the movie’s cover-heavy soundtrack, is undeniably overstuffed.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The Dark Knight Rises may be an overstuffed and thematically conflicted mess, but her Catwoman rings crystal clear.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The ensemble and the current production are as comfortable at M Ensemble as the overstuffed couch at the center of the play’s set.
—Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
This chair’s silhouette does all the relaxing for you, with its slanted back and overstuffed cushions.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 May 2026
No summer is complete without an overstuffed barbecue pork sandwich.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
All of the overstuffed albums and Billboard hits he’s racked up since then are tainted with that context.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
Baseball has a way of happening and Glasnow’s back spasms might just be the first thing to postpone the Dodgers’ decision on who gets bumped out of their overstuffed rotation.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The musical, featuring a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch and a score by the Rescues that dispenses with the movie’s cover-heavy soundtrack, is undeniably overstuffed.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The Dark Knight Rises may be an overstuffed and thematically conflicted mess, but her Catwoman rings crystal clear.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The ensemble and the current production are as comfortable at M Ensemble as the overstuffed couch at the center of the play’s set.
—Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
This chair’s silhouette does all the relaxing for you, with its slanted back and overstuffed cushions.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstuffed
stuffed
Adjective
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Hearty options at The Farmhouse Cafe like stuffed hashbrowns are adventure fuel.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
1 June 2026
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The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Overstuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstuffed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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