cream puffs

noun

plural of cream puff
as in picnics
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 puffs Their sparkling glass cases were full of heaping cream puffs, vivid cupcakes and caramel colored pastries. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 These classic cream puffs feature a light and airy pastry filled with smooth, rich pastry cream, perfect for a special occasion or indulgent treat. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026 Each fair has carved out its own identity — Minnesota with its 500-plus food vendors, Iowa with its Butter Cow, Wisconsin with its cream puffs — but all three offer the kind of late-summer experience that has defined the region for more than 150 years. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Start with the legendary cream puffs — pillowy, powdered-sugar-dusted and worth the line. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 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 At the stroke of midnight, Williams welcomed his 25th birthday by blowing out a single candle atop a platter of cream puffs. — Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026 Petit fours can be anything from cream puffs or French macarons, to cookies, tarts, and mini cakes like these (petit fours glacés). — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cream puffs
  1. picnics
  2. breezes
  3. duck soup
  4. cakes
  5. kid stuff
Noun
  • Lounging at Sunset Beach, taking a stroll around Big Bear Lake and picnics at the scenic Kate Sessions Park in San Diego are just a few ways this reporter has enjoyed her day without totally hurting the wallet — gas prices aside, of course.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The 230-acre park is used by day for picnics, jogs, zoo visits and more.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of picnics
Noun
  • Some fall in love with the cool ocean breezes and relaxed quality of life and find ways to stay in town after graduation.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Sunshine all day, cool breezes at night, board games after homemade feasts.
    — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 5 July 2026
Definition of breezes
Noun
  • For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup.
    — Donald Liebenson, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
  • Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2021
Definition of duck soup
Noun
  • Also worth trying are the arepas de choclo, sweet yellow corn cakes filled with gooey mozzarella.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Mayrlife gave me a grinder of pink mineral salt as a parting gift and a packed lunch of rice cakes and goat cheese for the ride back to Vienna.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Definition of cakes
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

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