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Recent Examples of overstuffed
The building is certainly overstuffed—pre-Columbian artifacts, Chinese breezeway tiles, Indian chairs—but never stuffy, and often playful.
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Sink yourself into a plush reading chair with playful ball feet that elevate its overstuffed silhouette.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
This is no-frills Jamaican jerk chicken, ribs and pork served in overstuffed takeout boxes.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
The app reads flights and stays, checks ahead, then nudges travelers toward choices that may save them from last‑minute airport purchases or an overstuffed suitcase filled with the wrong gear.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Nachos, liquid cheese, enchiladas drowned in red gravy and overstuffed burritos — top of mind when many of us think of Mexican food — were completely foreign to them.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
No summer is complete without an overstuffed barbecue pork sandwich.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Today’s push-up swimwear styles offer shape and volume without feeling bulky or overstuffed.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 May 2026
All of the overstuffed albums and Billboard hits he’s racked up since then are tainted with that context.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Sink yourself into a plush reading chair with playful ball feet that elevate its overstuffed silhouette.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
This is no-frills Jamaican jerk chicken, ribs and pork served in overstuffed takeout boxes.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
The app reads flights and stays, checks ahead, then nudges travelers toward choices that may save them from last‑minute airport purchases or an overstuffed suitcase filled with the wrong gear.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Nachos, liquid cheese, enchiladas drowned in red gravy and overstuffed burritos — top of mind when many of us think of Mexican food — were completely foreign to them.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
No summer is complete without an overstuffed barbecue pork sandwich.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Today’s push-up swimwear styles offer shape and volume without feeling bulky or overstuffed.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 May 2026
All of the overstuffed albums and Billboard hits he’s racked up since then are tainted with that context.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstuffed
stuffed
Adjective
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Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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Hearty options at The Farmhouse Cafe like stuffed hashbrowns are adventure fuel.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
1 June 2026
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“Overstuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstuffed. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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