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
These classic cream puffs feature a light and airy pastry filled with smooth, rich pastry cream, perfect for a special occasion or indulgent treat.
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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.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Start with the legendary cream puffs — pillowy, powdered-sugar-dusted and worth the line.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
Happy tidings for those seeking satsuma mandarins, Hokkaido cream puffs and instant yakisoba.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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
Happy tidings for those seeking satsuma mandarins, Hokkaido cream puffs and instant yakisoba.
—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cream puffs
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Families gather for parades, picnics, concerts, carnivals, baseball, and fireworks.
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In Texas, appreciating the process of patriotism Rodney Ellis will celebrate at picnics around his precinct in Houston with barbecue pork ribs and ice tea, and a heaping helping of worry about the nation's future.
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The terrain is rocky, with vineyards clinging to steep limestone slopes, simultaneously warmed by the sun and cooled by salty Adriatic breezes.
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Coastal Southern California, conversely, is facing average wildfire potential, fire weather analysts say, thanks to monsoon breezes bringing damp air from the tropics.
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For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup.
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Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup.
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From sweet, dense cakes and buttery cookies to snappy, fresh salads and savory side dishes, these colorful root veggies are at home on any menu.
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Dozens of people sat in lawn chairs in front of the big screen, cheering as the Bosnia and Herzegovina national anthem played, while others stood in a long line that stretched out of the front door to buy cakes, pastries and pitas.
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The Easter Bunny will be there for meet-and-greets, along with inflatables, face painting and other fun kid stuff.
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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.
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“Cream puffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cream%20puffs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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