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Recent Examples of puffy
The collection includes lip oils, lip mask, body mists, claw clip, and a puffy Bubs bag.
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Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 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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Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 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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This comforting chicken casserole is filled with fresh herbs and veggies and topped with fluffy homemade biscuits instead of pie crust.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Char siu short rib on a tiny fluffy bun mimics the McRib in what Barua calls a BBQ McBao.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 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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Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Burtka sported a shaggy hairstyle and a black coat, adding a red tie.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Dara looks fly as hell in a bikini, a blue fuzzy jacket, and ski goggles on her head.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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The voice in the recording is tense, fuzzy and hard to make out amid a riot of background chatter.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Puffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffy. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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