as in fillings
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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Recent Examples of stuffings
The wide and shallow make of this casserole dish is a hefty $120 off and just the right vehicle for dishes that are better crisp—stuffings, mac and cheese, ratatouille, the list goes on.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffings
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Paczki, which is the plural form of the pastry, are ultra-rich, with a variety of fruit or cream or custard fillings coated with powdered sugar or a sweet glaze.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Strips of lemon and orange zest perfume batters and fillings with their invigorating essential oils.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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Drummer Stuart Springthorpe is the secret co-MVP of Watching, keeping its molasses-slow time and inserting infrequent but always impactful tom-heavy fills into the album’s surfeit of negative space.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2026
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Insulation still matters at this price point—some coats use down while others rely on high-performing synthetic fills that are often easier (and cheaper) to maintain.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stuffings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffings. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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