kind of stuff

collocation in English

meaningsofkindandstuff

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kind
noun[C]
uk
/kaɪnd/
us
/kaɪnd/
a group with similar characteristics, or a ...
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stuff
noun
uk
/stʌf/
us
/stʌf/
informal
a substance, especially when you do not know or say exactly what ...
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(Definition ofkindandstufffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofkind of stuff

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I know how many departments make appointments-looking at credentials, counting publications, rating journals, and all thatkindofstuff.
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That is thekindofstuffwith which we have been pressured by these groups.
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This is thekindofstuffwhich the local authorities are continually urged to improve.
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To some extent, at any rate, they were to get rid of thiskindofstuff.
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The average agent has far too much work already, without having thiskindofstuffadded to his worries.
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You know thekindofstuffwe get, and so the tender was accepted with the old form of contract in it.
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Whatkindofstuffis put across to them?
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The day for thatkindofstuffhas gone by.
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He said he had been looking for thatkindofstufffor the last ten years.
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I am fully aware that thiskindofstuffgoes into legislation all the time.
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Equality, like freedom and brotherhood, is a political slogan—thekindofstuffone finds in presidential speeches.
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It is really disreputable that thiskindofstuffshould be put about.
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Although we have two main stations broadcasting, it often happens that they are broadcasting exactly the samekindofstuffat the same time.
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You were told, moreover, that if you did not like anykindofstuffat exorbitant prices you could clear out.
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We work for the day when the importation or production of thiskindofstuffwill not be worth anyone's while.
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I believe that, in the end, thiskindofstuffwill destroy all that.
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It is a matter of astonishment to me that it is necessary to put thatkindofstuffin this code.
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I wish that he would withdraw from thekindofstuffthat he is coming out with.
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Thatkindofstuffis believed.
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That is the worst feature of thiskindofstuff.
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