stuffs

present tense third-person singular of stuff
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as in fills
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 gorges
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 loads
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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Recent Examples of stuffs Addy Gaido terminates a free ball, Taylor Harvey stuffs a shot, and Greg magic is alive and well. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026 The suspect runs inside, grabs rolls of lottery tickets, stuffs them into a bag and runs out. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Once a seasonal delicacy, Jimmy’s sources squash blossoms ($25) year-round, stuffs them with ricotta and Parmigiano-Reggiano and lightly batters and fries them. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Wilson is again a dominant force on both ends of the floor, stuffs the box score with points, rebounds and blocks, and has improved every season while keeping the Aces as a perennial contender. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow. — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026 Tyler Cameron happily stuffs his face at the launch of Panera's new salad stuffers during an intimate dinner in New York. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 The ribs and the brisket are the stars of the show, and the Ultimate BBQ Combo Sandwich stuffs a long hoagie roll with brisket, sausage, and pulled pork plus bacon, Cheddar, and pickles. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffs
Verb
  • No queue fills up, nothing gets escalated, and the discrepancy waits until someone reconciles, if anyone does.
    — Ran Grushkowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Stanichi fills the role left vacant after Josh Simon left Netflix as head of consumer products in August 2025 to join Funko as CEO.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
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  • This group gorges itself on the abundant salmon that return to the Brooks River starting in late June.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Once in Dun, Mathilda gorges herself on strange delicacies while assembling disparate pieces of Hermia.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The live feed loads much faster in the Birdbuddy app thanks to a new instant wake-up feature.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These improvements are intended to help military forces transport larger loads more efficiently and support operational demands across a range of environments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
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  • According to the team at the Francis Crick Institute, adult fruit flies have a hydrophobic lipid coating made of long hydrocarbon molecules that blocks water loss.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The idea is that, although their paralysis blocks the neural signals from reaching their muscles, those signals are still generated in the brain.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • The right-sized pocket powerhouse packs an 10-strong feature set with an adjustable, dual-mode ratchet wrench, multi-jaw pliers, a bit driver and more.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Final Thoughts Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo 2 The Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo 2 packs a lot of fun into a stylish package.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Essentially, earbuds—or anything else that plugs up your ear canal for long periods of time—could lead to a greater buildup of wax if your body isn’t able to get rid of it.
    — Julia Landwehr, HEALTH, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Wilson plugs a creative gap in the Leeds line-up off that inside-right channel.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Jordan Clarkson, New York Clarkson rebirthed his career in New York as a role-playing bench wing who feasts on offensive boards (no, really) and plays more defense than the Utah version.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.
    — Claire Messud, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
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  • Then there’s the Tesseract, which takes the scooter formula and crams it with an almost unreasonable amount of technology.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Neutron stars are considered so extreme because the process that creates them crams between one and two times the mass of the sun down into a sphere with a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Stuffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffs. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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