CREAM PUFF Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

cream puff

noun

Definition of cream puff

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 Start with the legendary cream puffs — pillowy, powdered-sugar-dusted and worth the line. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026 The fair’s signature draw is its original cream puffs, a tradition that fans line up for every year. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Its famous cream puffs and the Dairy Lane exhibit keep the dairy state’s heritage front and center. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026 Think rhubarb, lemon, and strawberries for fruits, baked into treats like panna cotta, cheesecake, bar cookies, cream puffs, pavlovas, shortbread, and angel food cake. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cream puff

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Noun

There is also a focus on air and light, with the main lobby and restaurant having vast open walls, open-air ceilings, indoor gardens, and neat pools of water, all of which allow the Mediterranean breeze to circulate through.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Its smaller brush head and slim, ergonomic handle make even styling shorter hair a breeze, giving you better control to lift roots, shape ends, and add volume without the arm workout.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of breeze

Noun

Ants line up and overrun a picnic through smelling a neighbor’s pheromones with their tiny antennae.

— Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The man who lured Cathy with candy, leading her away from her picnic and into a tunnel of trees to rape her, is tied up with her reading of Alice in Wonderland, and the Cathy from before and the Cathy created after are different people.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of picnic

Noun

Food and drink Breakfast includes local yogurts and cheeses, cakes still warm from the oven, fresh fruit, and trays of sticky honeycomb—plus velvety cappuccinos and rocket fuel espressos.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Star67, a private-dining concept, kept the crowd snacking on birthday cake bites and ice cream sundaes as the drinks flowed.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cake

Noun

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
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

Definition of kid stuff

Noun

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
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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