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Recent Examples of puffy
But Rise also now serves a New York strip steak along with trout, ahi tuna and other non-puffy dishes.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Swelling An underactive thyroid can cause myxedema, a type of swelling that makes your face, eyelids, lips, or hands look puffy.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 28 Apr. 2026
Under a blue sky and puffy clouds, a gentle wind blew through a sea of about 6,000 native plants — Santa Barbara milk vetch, golden yarrow and purple sage.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In a mugshot released earlier this week by the Orange County Department of Corrections, Ramagem appears with red, puffy eyes, a scruffy beard and wearing a green sweatshirt.
—Maria Clara Matos, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Swelling An underactive thyroid can cause myxedema, a type of swelling that makes your face, eyelids, lips, or hands look puffy.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 28 Apr. 2026
Under a blue sky and puffy clouds, a gentle wind blew through a sea of about 6,000 native plants — Santa Barbara milk vetch, golden yarrow and purple sage.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In a mugshot released earlier this week by the Orange County Department of Corrections, Ramagem appears with red, puffy eyes, a scruffy beard and wearing a green sweatshirt.
—Maria Clara Matos, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffy
Adjective
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Look out for dishes like chop suey of langoustines—the tender langoustines come in a rich fish velouté topped with a halo of fluffy coriander and alfalfa foam—or green peas with baby scallops and green caviar.—
Eddi Fiegel,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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In particular, triggering a bolt seems to require extreme events more typically associated with supernovas, black holes, and particle colliders than with fluffy clouds.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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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,
5 May 2026
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The following season, Jackie was tending two downy babies — BBB (Big Bear Baby) and Stormy.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, piles of white fiber extracted from the plants’ leaves awaited combing, destined for everything from handbags to the shaggy chandeliers that have made Damman a rising design star.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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Mix with a fork, adding more ice water by the tablespoonful as needed, just until a shaggy dough comes together.—
Andy Baraghani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Some findings are promising—but more research is needed For other potential uses of medical marijuana, the evidence is fuzzier.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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The team's clever simulations traced the journey of various types of gas, carefully avoiding the usual shortcuts in models that can often lead to fuzzy answers.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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“Puffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffy. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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