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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the flustered newscaster's fluffs included a mispronunciation of the town's name
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as in to fumble
to make a mistake
unnerved by her earlier missteps, the skater fluffed on the final jump as well
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as in to blow
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong name
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Recent Examples of fluff
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Everybody sort of looked down on it as fluff and not serious fare.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
And as mentioned above, your curls must be 100% dry before breaking them up, fluffing them, or touching them.
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Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
4 May 2026
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Noun
Hopecore is easy to dismiss as aesthetic fluff.
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Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Everybody sort of looked down on it as fluff and not serious fare.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
Verb
Or that the dryer will fluff in perpetuity.
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Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
And as mentioned above, your curls must be 100% dry before breaking them up, fluffing them, or touching them.
—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fluff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluff
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Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south.
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Cat fur comes in a wide array of shades, lengths and designs.
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That ended his day after five innings of one-run ball, with just one mistake — a slider that Manny Machado clobbered for a solo homer — against him.
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Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets?
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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One interception attempt resulted in a large explosion that spectacularly blew the roof off a fuel tank.
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After the final whistle blew and this Norway team had made history, Haaland took a moment and looked into the Norwegian cheering section, trying to process what had just happened.
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Putting diseased plant material in your compost pile and using unclean or dull pruning tools also increases the risk of transmitting issues from plant to plant.
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The growing pile of credible critics is a direct challenge to that thesis.
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Third baseman Ryan McMahon also committed a throwing error, New York's 19th in its last 14 games.
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England is hoping karma is on its side after a famous goal-scoring error sealed a World Cup loss to Argentina 40 years ago at Azteca Stadium.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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However, Portugal stumbled in its opening match, managing only a 1–1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
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After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
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“Fluff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluff. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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