inflatable
adjective
in·flat·able
in-ˈflā-tə-bəl 
: capable of being inflated
an inflatable boat
inflatable
noun
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His little giraffe tail bounced up and down to the rapturous applause of an audience that included people wearing inflatable frog suits.
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Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Ross-Ho takes visibility even further with her inflatable soccer ball Earth, which weighs 78 pounds.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Lee, who has been sober for 30 years, recounts wearing a feather boa and dancing on top of the bar with an inflatable alien hanging from the ceiling.
—Leanne Battelle, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Wilder splashed through the inflatable obstacle course at HydroDash at The Palawan Sentosa, swam in the infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands, and learned about Peranakan culture during a private tour of The Intan, a tiny home museum filled with stories and antiques.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
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Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Ross-Ho takes visibility even further with her inflatable soccer ball Earth, which weighs 78 pounds.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Lee, who has been sober for 30 years, recounts wearing a feather boa and dancing on top of the bar with an inflatable alien hanging from the ceiling.
—Leanne Battelle, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Wilder splashed through the inflatable obstacle course at HydroDash at The Palawan Sentosa, swam in the infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands, and learned about Peranakan culture during a private tour of The Intan, a tiny home museum filled with stories and antiques.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
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inflatable
adjective
in·flat·able
in-ˈflāt-ə-bəl
: capable of being inflated
an inflatable prosthesis
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