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Recent Examples on the WebThere are few things more uncomfortable than living in a home that's stuffy, hot, and lacking airflow. Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 The magazine’s declared charge was to bring ungainly life and youthful indiscretion to a culture bounded by cloying upstart institutions (McSweeney’s) and stuffy, older ones (James Wood writing at The New Republic). Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 With temperatures spiking in the south of France, the festival felt like purgatory this year, as most U.S. attendees complained that the Palais was too stuffy and hot during the big premieres. Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 May 2022 The interviews are conversational, less stuffy and jammed with information as many podcasts tend to be.The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 No longer a component of stuffy and corporate office dress codes, the best blazers are some of the strongest styling essentials. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022 That tightrope is a difficult one to walk: Complex dishes can make a place feel stuffy, but a great baked good—complicated or not—elicits a unique kind of delight. Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 May 2022 In a sea of parties that can feel stuffy, Farfetch’s soiree did not. Rachel Besser, Vogue, 12 May 2022 These, along with his own tortured backstory, prove far more titillating to local audiences than the stuffy Noh shows, and fans quickly assemble, screaming like groupies at a BTS concert. Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022 See More