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adjective

1
as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible had never seen shelves so stuffed with books

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as in full
having one's appetite completely satisfied we were still stuffed from our huge breakfast and didn't want lunch

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stuffed

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verb

past tense of stuff
1
as in packed
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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2
as in gorged
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 crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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4
as in blocked
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 loaded
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 stuffed
Adjective
For those who aren’t fans of thin crust pizza, Mama Cozzi also makes stuffed and rising crust versions, a deli take-and-bake pie, and a French bread pizza. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 Some Vespas featured flowers and stuffed animals. — David Biller, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026 Once the children returned from check-in, the organizers greeted them with Danimals drinkable yogurts, their new backpacks and stuffed animals. — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 Hearty options at The Farmhouse Cafe like stuffed hashbrowns are adventure fuel. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026 The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Barbies, stuffed animals, cowgirl hats, and handwritten notes now surround the original cross placed at the site after her death. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 20 May 2026 The LoveShackFancy x Pottery Barn Teen Easter basket collab is customized with Colette's name and full of stuffed animals, books, and even a tiny pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
Brewers manager Pat Murphy singled out Tatis scoring from second base on a grounder to first base as the most pivotal episode of a game stuffed with crucial details. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 No, it’s being dragged by two large straps and rolling along on a quintet of wheels, stuffed with dirty laundry or maybe this week’s groceries. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026 The illicit cotton, which was stuffed into three large duffel bags, still contained seeds—a big no-no for CBP. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 Take one scroll through his Instagram account, which shows off photos of trotters (pig feet) stuffed with sweetbreads (animal pancreas) and Alsatian headcheese (a mold made of pig scraps, usually from the animal’s head). — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 The Wallaroo Sanibel Fedora is a higher-end option that is sturdy enough to withstand being stuffed in a suitcase without becoming malformed or getting loose strands. — Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 The sausage rolls, known commonly as pigs in a blanket, were packaged as a dozen Parker House Rolls stuffed with cocktail weenies. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026 The gift bag comes inside a Dagne Dover weekender stuffed with goodies including Marriott Gold status. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 The defense then stuffed a Vidal run before Herbert connected with Johnston for another touchdown from five yards out. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed
  1. filled
  2. full
  3. packed
  4. gorged
  5. crammed
  6. blocked
  7. loaded
  8. jammed
Adjective
  • Maybe the sign-up flow has too many fields, the first action users need to take isn't obvious or there's a setting that should have been pre-filled.
    — Kelli Behan-Aspland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Definition of filled
Adjective
  • Similarly, loading up the XI for the opener away to Fulham with players who have enjoyed the benefits of a full pre-season makes sense, too.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Regal Cinemas, for example, has 4DX auditoriums with multisensory enhancements that bring the film world into the real world with full-body immersion synced up with the on-screen action.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of full
Verb
  • Hundreds of Modesto residents packed City Hall demanding that leaders stop data centers from coming to the city.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Both phantoms were packed with thousands of dosimeters, tracking radiation dose over specific phases of the flight rather than just a cumulative total.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of packed
Verb
  • America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets.
    — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Definition of gorged
Verb
  • Vintage clothes lovers will find Notio Bene Vintage, Mink Vintage, and Leila Boutique all crammed next to each other along the corner of Cukur Cuma Street and Boğazkesen Street.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There’s been little diplomatic progress since then, as the Israeli army has advanced beyond armistice lines against a shrinking Hamas fiefdom where some 2 million Palestinians are crammed.
    — Dan Williams, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of crammed
Verb
  • Renal infarction is when the flow of blood to your kidney gets blocked, leading to the death of kidney tissue.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Around the country, more than 530 counties and municipalities have blocked or severely restricted data centers, according to Heatmap Pro, a clean energy news service.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blocked
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  • Detroit reliever Drew Sommers loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Devers hit into a double play.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And then as his outing unfolded, and he was challenged there in his second inning with the bases loaded.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of loaded
Adjective
  • Thousands have fled on jammed roads as officials said even more communities could be threatened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The big panels themselves were jammed — too jammed, with hundreds reportedly unable to get inside Hall H amid unconfirmed rumors of counterfeit wristbands.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Definition of jammed

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