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Recent Examples of stuffiness
Perfect for a day at the office, the style offers all the dressiness of leather loafers with none of the stuffiness.
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Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
Many equate an omakase restaurant with stuffiness and outrageous prices.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
Many equate an omakase restaurant with stuffiness and outrageous prices.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffiness
Noun
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The dampness of their skin draws a burring frenzy of sandflies and they are driven from the reservoir’s edge, Tamsin swatting her sunhat in wide arcs to fend them off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Defining Gel coats the hair in flexible, humidity-resistant polymers to form structured spirals with zero frizz.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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For city-dwellers that battle hard water, dry, cold air, and random bouts of sidewalk grate humidity — this is the duo your brittle strands need.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tropical soup What’s happening both in and over nearby oceans is to blame for this summer’s excessive mugginess.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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In much of the East, the mugginess kept rising to near tropical levels for a few humid hours.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Finished with a glossy porcelain enamel coating, the dish is scratch-resistant and doesn’t retain moisture.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The two ingredients work well together to prevent signs of aging, alongside squalane for moisture and tartaric acid, which helps the skin absorb product more easily.—
Akili King,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Serratia also thrives in damp, nutrient-rich environments where soap, shampoo, and body oils accumulate, said Don Thushara Galbadage, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of public health at Texas Christian University.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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The damp won’t last, and the holiday weekend will feel more properly summery.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Its texture offers hydration and glow without stickiness for many.—
Akili King,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
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The stickiness of such materials is fickle, which means her home is constantly unraveling and requires a steady influx of cheap supplies from eBay, Etsy, and Amazon.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Stuffiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffiness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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