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
Tommy disburses stuffings and sauces to hungry locals as the GIs seduced their grandmothers with Camels and nylon stockings.
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Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffings
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Many feature fancy fillings such as pistachio cream, hazelnut spreads or layered textures — a style popularized by the viral Dubai chocolate trend — that combines smooth chocolate with crispier elements such as shredded phyllo dough.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Wrapping sweet and savory fillings inside their lefse, Angeline and John Riley will focus on breakfast and lunch at the brick-and-mortar.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another relatively new replacement, Ethan Baechtold (in the band since 2023), offered the brooding low end on bass to round Wednesday's sound, while Alan Miller delivered heavy fills and heart-racing builds on drums.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Featuring incoherent lyrics accompanied by experimental guitar riffs and hardcore drum fills, it was recorded in San Antonio without the Matthews brothers, reportedly because of a physical altercation between the brothers and Haynes.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Stuffings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffings. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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