as in breezes
a slight or gentle movement of air
felt a puff of wind on his face
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as in strokes
to praise too much
a talk show host who can be counted on to puff up the celebrities who readily consent to be interviewed
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Recent Examples of puffs
Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Place in oven under broiler until frittata puffs up and cheese is lightly brown, about 2 minutes.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
The sun blasts us from the left and warm air puffs weakly from the vents.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
What started as a few puffs from the inhalers per day has now grown to 10 puffs as Mahiri became more comfortable, the care team said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The new version was duller in color than the original and missing the bluish puffs.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Using a mouse model lacking the Cntnap2 gene, scientists recorded heightened activity in the RTN when animals faced stimuli such as light flashes or air puffs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
In the clip, Aniston pulled the new hair product out of her spacious carryall — which was packed to the brim with everyday essentials, mind you — before spraying a few puffs of the dry shampoo into the air.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Speaking of tang, the puffs also include citric acid, which provides a limey zing that’s reminiscent of Takis Fuego curls.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Place in oven under broiler until frittata puffs up and cheese is lightly brown, about 2 minutes.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
The sun blasts us from the left and warm air puffs weakly from the vents.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
What started as a few puffs from the inhalers per day has now grown to 10 puffs as Mahiri became more comfortable, the care team said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The new version was duller in color than the original and missing the bluish puffs.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Using a mouse model lacking the Cntnap2 gene, scientists recorded heightened activity in the RTN when animals faced stimuli such as light flashes or air puffs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
In the clip, Aniston pulled the new hair product out of her spacious carryall — which was packed to the brim with everyday essentials, mind you — before spraying a few puffs of the dry shampoo into the air.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Mia puffs up her body to look intimidating, as the googly-eyed statue stares back at her.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffs
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Located between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range, the valley benefits from cool marine breezes that extend the growing season.—
Ben Davidson Correspondent,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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Olivier Rousteing‘s office high atop Balmain headquarters is rich in windows — offering lovely breezes and panoramic views of Paris rooftops — but rather poor on wall space for hanging pictures.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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She was similarly dressed to travel for Thursday’s departure in the aforementioned Ralph Lauren safari jacket and Loro Piana pants.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Our elders know how to make tools and sealskin pants the right way.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Henry brushes it off as a nightmare; after Bug moves on, Beauchamp strokes the medallion and sings himself to sleep.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the town’s maternity ward, the only functioning facility of its kind for miles, Taisiya strokes Assol, her daughter born Sunday into a world where suddenly the risks of being in Sloviansk have multiplied.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Try taking a few mindful, nondistracted breaths while your coffee is brewing, during a restroom break or while riding the elevator.—
Masha Remskar,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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Stay for several breaths before repeating on the left side.—
Julia Eskins,
Outside,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Demerzel gasps, and for once Day isn’t preening in the mirror but bowing his head.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Michael Kors loves Ethan’s final gown, and Law praises him for being a real storyteller.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX Kemp generally praises SpaceX for leading the way with iterative design and founder Elon Musk's willingness to fail publicly in order to move fast.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But there are clearly no hard feelings, as the three actresses hug and marvel while the crowd applauds.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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Both get up and the winner raises the arm of the loser and applauds him briefly in a sign of respect.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Will these two oddballs, thrust together by a dental emergency on a night that commends peace on Earth and goodwill toward men, maintain a friendship?—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Broncos head coach Sean Payton regularly commends Lazzaro’s work, both in terms of on-field data and research, and also in the scouting and draft realms.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Puffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffs. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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