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breathless, close, stifling, suffocating
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Suddenly, a traditional button-up seems stuffy and snoozy—a pec-enhancing top makes the business attire feel youthful and fresh. — Vogue, "Shia LaBeouf Upgrades a Classic Suit With a Skin-Tight Tee," 2 Aug. 2019 Which, by comparison, makes modern protests look decidedly stuffy and toothless. — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, "Baseball's Modern-Day Protests Take Root in Principle, Not Results," 24 July 2019 Spago today lands squarely in the golden mean of upscale dining: modern but not exactly modernist; elegant but not stuffy; stimulating but rarely thrilling. — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, "Spago at middle age: Is Wolfgang Puck’s flagship restaurant still relevant?," 27 June 2019 The creativity continued with appetizers at the indoor/outdoor Veranda Fireside Lounge and Restaurant and dinner at the high-end (but not stuffy) Avant. — Sherry Stern, Orange County Register, "Great Escape: It’s always inn season at Rancho Bernardo," 14 June 2019 The Victorian-era tradition is evolving, remaining elegant but not stuffy—rather like the Duchess of Sussex herself. — Amy Alipio, National Geographic, "5 surprising afternoon teas in London," 1 May 2019 Symptoms include coughing, itchy or watery eyes and a runny or stuffy nose, but Maj. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "Almost one-third of dorm rooms at Joint Base San Antonio had mold, mildew," 17 Aug. 2019 Symptoms of the flu include: fever, cough, sore throat, stuffy nose, muscle weakness, headaches, and fatigue, which can last anywhere from three to seven days. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "Can You Get the Flu In August? We Asked a Doctor," 15 Aug. 2019 Common symptoms include fever and chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle and body aches, headaches and fatigue. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Longer than usual and M-shaped: CDC says 2018-19 flu season was odd but not as severe as the previous deadly season," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stuffy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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