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Recent Examples of plushness
Canada Goose Mystique Puffer Coat The warm, puffy coat of your dreams, this Canada Goose find is filled with 750 power down and 10 percent feather down for cloud-like plushness.
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Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
This GelFlex pillow landed on our softest pillows roundup for its plushness.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
In this case, that will be for eight hours every day — as spreadsheets are suddenly made more palatable thanks to its underhand plushness.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
This GelFlex pillow landed on our softest pillows roundup for its plushness.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
In this case, that will be for eight hours every day — as spreadsheets are suddenly made more palatable thanks to its underhand plushness.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plushness
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For women, the Ona Avenue Alpine Boot and the Joan Frwd Cozy Lux add touches of femininity and opulence with ribbon laces and gold hardware.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Raffles Udaipur Udaipur has plenty of palatial stays, but the Raffles Udaipur captures the opulence of this historic kingdom, while giving guests an opportunity to fully unwind.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Scottish chef adds cold crème fraîche, a high-fat dairy product, to stop the cooking process while adding richness and a smooth texture without curdling.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Some recipes tell you to drain it off immediately, while other cooks swear by leaving it in for extra flavor and richness.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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And yet, most fliers—unable to afford the lavishness of business or first class—feel banished to fly forever in the very cheapest seats.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2025
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Nor does the grandeur of the livery overstate the luxury travel brand’s connection to a sport renowned for its luxury hospitality.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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From Chaplin to the 'Jaws,' our local movie palace is known for its grandeur, $2 popcorn and recliners.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
23 Jan. 2026
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Or for a longer trip, Heather Wassel, a travel designer who specializes in luxury Europe trips, recommends a trip that takes advantage of both Juneteenth and July 3.—
Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Infinity builds on Pacaso’s recent expansion into the luxury marketplace.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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But even setting aside the continued sartorial magnificence of Alan Cumming and his stylish sidekick, The Traitors’s entertainment value as a social experiment keeps on rising.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The magnificence of mesquite is on full display.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
5 Dec. 2023
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The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2022
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“Plushness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plushness. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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