as in breeze
something easily done or dealt with
everyone thinks tonight's game will be a cream puff, and so it hasn't generated a lot of interest
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Recent Examples of cream puff
The scones here are particularly scrumptious (try the apricot), but make sure to leave room for some of those airy earl grey cream puffs and a sweet berry tea called Blueberry Merlot.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances?
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Beyond his core menu, Garcia and his team have also put a huge amount of effort into the pastry cart, appearing each morning carrying almond croissants, cream puffs, cinnamon rolls—all from The Patisserie.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Craving a cream puff but not going to the fair?
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances?
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Beyond his core menu, Garcia and his team have also put a huge amount of effort into the pastry cart, appearing each morning carrying almond croissants, cream puffs, cinnamon rolls—all from The Patisserie.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Craving a cream puff but not going to the fair?
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cream puff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cream puff
Noun
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Students now have a place to hold club meetings, play board games, shoot pool or shoot the breeze at Ivy Tech Community College’s Valparaiso campus.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scents include lemon grass, lavender, ocean breeze, lilac, watermelon, sweet orange and sandlewood.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pledge to ride a bike with many others across the Bay Area to work, school, the library, a farmers’ market, concerts, football games, picnics and anywhere fun!—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Amelia Island is home to 13 miles of sandy shores and 40 public beach access points, so there's no shortage of places to picnic, play, and put your toes in the water.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The duck soup recipe at YOUYU involves quite a kitchen concerted effort, many rare and aromatic spices and menu patience.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup.—
Donald Liebenson,
Washington Post,
21 July 2022
Noun
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Chocolate cake is the essence of childhood birthdays.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Guests behave in much the same way, slouching on sofas after a day on the slopes, browsing the art books spread across tables in the main lounge, and helping themselves to something from the cake table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Easter Bunny will be there for meet-and-greets, along with inflatables, face painting and other fun kid stuff.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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Land the pedigree of a Giannis, and the kid stuff can be bypassed, as the Knicks did with their trade for Jalen Brunson and the Cavaliers with their deal for Donovan Mitchell.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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