Context and Stuff

Context

Context noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Stuff and context are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stuff" instead a noun "Context".

Nearby Words: contexture, contextual

Stuff noun - A skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job.

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Context and stuff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Context" instead a noun "Stuff".

Nearby Words: stuffy, stuffed, stuffing, stuffiness

better	better context	better stuff
similar	similar context	similar stuff
normal	normal context	normal stuff
romantic	romantic context	romantic stuff
Other adjectives: actual, real, serious, little, important, supernatural, new, political, weird, earlier, modern.

But the results make no sense in context and only make things more baffling — the age of the stuff varies all the way back to older than the solar system.

Source: Literature / House of Leaves
Mainly shows up in Japanese works, because the Japanese seem to feel that even killing people and taking their stuff should be done in a structured, social context.

Source: Adventure Guild
People are always doing stuff that most people don't have the context to, so you could see someone doing something weird or nonsensical to you, but it could make perfect sense to the person performing said action.

Source: Funny Background Event / Real Life

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