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
They’re made from a French pâte à choux—the same batter used to make eclairs and cream puffs—which was likely introduced to Italy by French chefs who worked in the Italian royal kitchens.
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Cindy Salvato, Saveur, 19 Mar. 2025
The dessert highlighted cream puffs and tres leches cake.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Head up here on a Sunday for their tea service, which includes tasty bites like anchovy toast with Calabrian chili and parsley, housemade vanilla cream puffs, mini honey butter scones, and Himalayan black tea from In Pursuit of Tea.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
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Cindy Salvato, Saveur, 19 Mar. 2025
The dessert highlighted cream puffs and tres leches cake.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Head up here on a Sunday for their tea service, which includes tasty bites like anchovy toast with Calabrian chili and parsley, housemade vanilla cream puffs, mini honey butter scones, and Himalayan black tea from In Pursuit of Tea.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cream puff
Noun
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And with Alexa voice control and Google TV, navigating your favorite shows is a breeze.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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The single temperature knob and reliable igniter are easy to use, and cleanup is a breeze with pre-oiled grates.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
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Guests can bring coolers to the park for picnic lunches, and there’s lots of snack shacks, too, serving theme park fare like pizza, chicken tenders, funnel cakes, and soft-serve ice cream.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Then pack a picnic lunch of French bread, cheese, and fruit—or order a meal from your favorite deli or restaurant (quiche, anyone?).—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 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
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Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup.—
Dave Birkett,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Aug. 2021
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Movie nights, homemade pizzas and cake decorating are regular rituals, and the young princess isn’t afraid to assert herself.—
Monique Jessen,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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The moment was a nod to the park's first anniversary on May 3, 1986, when Parton celebrated by standing atop a giant cake.—
Devarrick Turner,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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At 21, Jovic, too, arguably remains part of the kid stuff, only at the end of last season having emerged as a rotation presence.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Sep. 2024
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But that was kid stuff compared to the adult heartbreak of her stunning new album, The Tortured Poets Department.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2024
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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“Cream puff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cream%20puff. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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