Stuff
Stuff noun - A skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job.
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- In a similar vein, duck tape is a possible case; it's unclear if the stuff's name originated as "duct tape" or "duck tape", though it definitely shouldn't be used in the capacity the former suggests.
Source: Brand Name Takeover - So stuff such as Spongebob Battle For Bikini Bottom, Red Faction and Aidyn Chronicles: The first Mage (the last one being an RPG in the vein of Quest 64) will never see a release in those areas.
Source: No Export For You / Video Games -
In the same vein, the bridge demolition took a lot more work than one guy with dynamite sticks and det-cord stringing stuff to a single clacker.
Source: Film / Tropic Thunder
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Vein and Stuff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stuff/vein
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