as in light
resembling air in lightness
big fluffy pillows
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Recent Examples of fluffy
Thick, fluffy clouds that had been surrounding the launch pad have mostly dissipated.
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Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
When astilbe’s fluffy pink and white flower plumes begin to fade, there’s no need to deadhead.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
For the Easter holidays, Kelly would be in residence with the queen at Windsor Castle, where the monarch would decorate the main house with fluffy chicks and chocolate eggs.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Aura said her fluffy skirt and matching sparkly handbag got lots of attention.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
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Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
When astilbe’s fluffy pink and white flower plumes begin to fade, there’s no need to deadhead.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
For the Easter holidays, Kelly would be in residence with the queen at Windsor Castle, where the monarch would decorate the main house with fluffy chicks and chocolate eggs.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Aura said her fluffy skirt and matching sparkly handbag got lots of attention.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluffy
light
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The vast majority of plants carry out photosynthesis to transform light energy into chemical energy, which is the way that virtually all energy in the biosphere becomes available to living things (including us humans).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Marion said there is currently no land within the village that’s zoned as a data center district or a light industrial district.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Fluffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluffy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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