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Recent Examples of pillowy
The sneaker is made with extra-large versions of On’s signature pods, which cushion the ground to make each step feel pillowy.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
The same pillowy, pull-apart dough gets spread with garlic-herb butter and layered with mozzarella, sharp white cheddar, and Parmesan before being rolled, sliced, and baked until golden.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
They’re also designed with memory foam insoles for a pillowy feel with each step.
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Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Peaches and blueberries spiced with cinnamon and brown sugar marry underneath pillowy pastry to create a dessert that merits your heartiest scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Teams like Haiti, Jordan and Curacao provide pillowy cushions in otherwise mean-spirited, competitive groups.
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Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
This pillowy topper is crafted from viscose made from cooling bamboo.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
The crunchy toppings and crispy cone are great, but the cones are filled with a pillowy, sweet concoction that bears little resemblance to ice cream.
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Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Even the late-night menus are on point; try an order of the pillowy dim sum dumplings before hitting the sack.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
The same pillowy, pull-apart dough gets spread with garlic-herb butter and layered with mozzarella, sharp white cheddar, and Parmesan before being rolled, sliced, and baked until golden.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
They’re also designed with memory foam insoles for a pillowy feel with each step.
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Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Peaches and blueberries spiced with cinnamon and brown sugar marry underneath pillowy pastry to create a dessert that merits your heartiest scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Teams like Haiti, Jordan and Curacao provide pillowy cushions in otherwise mean-spirited, competitive groups.
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Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
This pillowy topper is crafted from viscose made from cooling bamboo.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
The crunchy toppings and crispy cone are great, but the cones are filled with a pillowy, sweet concoction that bears little resemblance to ice cream.
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Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Even the late-night menus are on point; try an order of the pillowy dim sum dumplings before hitting the sack.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillowy
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Hz [Warp] Warp lodestars Seefeel are most recognizable for their vaporous blend of shoegaze, ambient, and experimental electronic music.
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The sky above is filled with eagles, an American flag and vaporous images.
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True to its name, the V2 Pro Ultralight feels almost weightless.
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The handcrafted Baked Collection features intense pigments whipped into a decadent cream, then baked on terracotta tiles into a powder to ripen color vibrancy -- a feast for eyes, cheeks, lips, and face in vibrant, weightless colors with all-day wear.
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These wireless headphones deliver crisp, clear audio but feature a lightweight design that is comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Compact, lightweight, and simple in design, this Vera Bradley mini belt bag is roomy enough for your phone, a small wallet, keys, and other everyday essentials.
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Sting is produced by Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin via See Pictures together with Pictures in Paradise’s Chris Brown, with additional financing from create NSW, cumulous VFX and Spectrum Entertainment.
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At the end, after an angel in a cumulous cloud of white rescued the little prince from loneliness, the two groups paraded out again, this time the collaged suiting shed to reveal simple tweed dresses: round-necked, long-sleeved, calf-length, with a column of tiny gold buttons down the back.
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Airships, on the other hand, emit little carbon because their vertical lift comes from lighter-than-air gases such as helium instead of burning fuel during diagonal ascent, and their propeller propulsion can be entirely electric.
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Last year, state legislators began debating strengthening protections and prohibiting the sale of non-biodegradable helium and lighter-than-air gas balloons.
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Powering oil operations with wind turbine A tension-leg platform (TLP) is a buoyant, floating structure moored to the seafloor by taut, vertical steel cables.
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Wilde thrills at the prospect of movement, setting a pace to match her buoyant mood.
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Roadmaps are frequently high-level and unsubstantial.
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This can alter the amount and types of ACE-inhibiting peptides created during fermentation2—and possibly account for kombucha's unsubstantial effect on blood pressure.
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Flavors of black cherry, star anise, and mint are set into downy tannins that linger on the palate.
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Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.
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“Pillowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillowy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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