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Recent Examples of pillowy
Consider the house made bread with wheatgrass butter—slathered on a piece of seeded sourdough that is as pillowy as a down comforter.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Plus, gnocchi actually benefit from pan-frying, getting crispy on the outside while staying pillowy on the inside.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Another feature of hefeweizens is their big, pillowy heads, often accentuated by being served in a very tall Weizen glass, which is narrow at the bottom and wider at the top to promote generous froth.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
From tangy sourdough to pillowy Japanese milk bread, the offerings are wide and deeply satisfying.
—Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
The thick, pillowy Kaiser bun soaked up the sweet barbecue sauce and salty juice from the brisket — all while providing sufficient structural integrity to hold the colossal sandwich together.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Bake your muffins at 390 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12–15 minutes for beautifully golden-brown tops and pillowy centers.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Plus, gnocchi actually benefit from pan-frying, getting crispy on the outside while staying pillowy on the inside.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Another feature of hefeweizens is their big, pillowy heads, often accentuated by being served in a very tall Weizen glass, which is narrow at the bottom and wider at the top to promote generous froth.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
From tangy sourdough to pillowy Japanese milk bread, the offerings are wide and deeply satisfying.
—Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
The thick, pillowy Kaiser bun soaked up the sweet barbecue sauce and salty juice from the brisket — all while providing sufficient structural integrity to hold the colossal sandwich together.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Bake your muffins at 390 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12–15 minutes for beautifully golden-brown tops and pillowy centers.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillowy
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The dresses, in muted shades ranging from pale pink to pearl gray, cream and black, contrast layers of vaporous tulle and organza with long ruffled skirts and collared capes in satin or taffeta edged with lace.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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On the eyes, shadows come in shades of caramel, bronze, and smoky brown, applied in a halo across the lid to create a vaporous color.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Whipping caffeine, creatine, peptides, and an Ayurvedic Haritaki fruit into a weightless serum, Champo’s Pitta Growth is a great growth solution for fine hair types.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to the brand, this weightless leave-in treatment delivers up to 72 hours of replenishing moisture thanks to pomegranate seed oil and sunflower seed oil, which nourish and smooth the strands without weighing them down.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
10 Sep. 2025
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Here, the brand blends 2% of the ingredient into a lightweight serum that can be applied seamlessly to the scalp via a dropper.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The lightweight formula glides on with a refreshing tingle, then rinses away to reveal skin that feels softer, smoother, and more luminous.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Alex Ritman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2023
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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.—
Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The tragic Hindenburg disaster of 1937, which resulted in the death of 36 people and effectively ended passenger airship travel, cast a long-lasting shadow over lighter-than-air technology.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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That all being said, if the claims are true, the relatively cheap cost and ease of manufacture of lighter-than-air drones could dramatically increase the chances of detecting stealth aircraft in flight.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2025
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And what's not to love about the buoyant DiCaprio, who walked the red carpet solo (Italian supermodel girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti made a subtle separate entrance).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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My spirit is always pretty buoyant, so at the end of the day, that's all that matters.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet for all its craft, the film remains airy and unsubstantial, never quite rising to the full potential of its premise.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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The hit isn’t unsubstantial: In 2024, textile exports to the United States accounted for 10.7 percent of China’s total textile exports, valued at $14.8 billion, and 22.7 percent of China’s total apparel exports, or $36.1 billion’s worth.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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This vigorous grower has soft, downy leaves in 12-inch mounds and starry, yellow-green flowers that emerge above them in summer.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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Penguin chicks hatch with fluffy downy feathers that aren't waterproof.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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“Pillowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillowy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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