as in filling
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something
never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate
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as in packing
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 gorging
to fill with food to capacity
kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper
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as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
stuffed all the kids into the back of the car
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as in blocking
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 loading
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 stuffing
Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Look for an ode to Thanksgiving with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and more in November.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
Connie Ogle
updated February 20, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
However, stuffing stinky or stained items away for months is a surefire way to permanently damage them.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
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How to prevent credential stuffing Companies must stay alert to cybersecurity threats, but users can also take steps to reduce their vulnerability.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Look for an ode to Thanksgiving with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and more in November.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
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The People’s Choice Award, which attendees chose after stuffing themselves with as many meat patties as possible, went to La Birra Bar for the second straight year.
—Connie Ogle
updated February 20, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
However, stuffing stinky or stained items away for months is a surefire way to permanently damage them.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
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The alternative asset management company allowed investors to withdraw nearly 8% of its BCRED private credit fund, according to a Monday filling.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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With this recipe, the whole family can enjoy the flavors of Buffalo wings in the form of a hearty casserole that makes a filling dinner.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Laundry Detergent Sheets Part of what makes believing in the power of carry-on packing only for longer trips difficult is the challenge of having clean clothes.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Fill the hole gently, without packing the soil tightly around the roots.—
Holly McNamara,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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And all those who find the Dodgers’ gorging offensive also tend to overlook that their spending provides real benefits as well.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead of cramming huge amounts of fiber into one meal, fiberlayering emphasizes distributing fiber steadily across the day and pulling it from a wide range of whole foods.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of cramming more expensive computers into the cars themselves, the team led by postdoctoral researcher Kun Woo Cho decided to put the brains into the road.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Early in the second period, just after Greaves got caught out of the net while playing a puck to his right, Provorov hustled to the other side of the net and sprawled across the ice, blocking a shot by Florida’s Tomas Nosek that would have tied the score at 1.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Enter Brick, an app-blocking device.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
6 Mar. 2026
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Three successive Gators singled to start the inning, loading the bases with no outs.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Dallas is fortunate to have Lian Bichsel back in the lineup for the first time since November, but Nill may want to add another top-four defenseman at the deadline, loading up before a deep playoff run.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Majid Saeedi / Getty ImagesThousands fill Enghelab Square after Iranian state media confirmed the death of the ayatollah.—
Max Butterworth,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Patagonia’s Durable Down Parka is an 800-fill-power down belay jacket with a two-way zipper.—
Outside,
Outside,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude Cowork has quickly taken off in the enterprise by plugging into more applications.—
Katie Tarasov,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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Wright’s priorities include cutting regulatory red tape so permits can be issued quicker, plugging orphan wells and building out the state’s energy infrastructure.—
Aarón Torres,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Stuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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