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Recent Examples of puffy
Receiving a diagnosis The couple first noticed something was different about Rylan at 3 years old, when his body seemed abnormally puffy and swollen.
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
With its puffy tongue and fat laces, the Lynzie is a relic of 2000s skate shoes and came before Vans streamlined its lineup to focus on a slate of classic models.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Pattinson wore a MoMA sweatshirt and a puffy Patagonia jacket, placing both hands on the stroller while Waterhouse wore a black trench coat, baseball cap and sunglasses.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
It is praised by online commenters for its traditional cheese enchiladas, puffy tacos and thin, light tortilla chips that are a holdover from El Rancho Grande.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
With its puffy tongue and fat laces, the Lynzie is a relic of 2000s skate shoes and came before Vans streamlined its lineup to focus on a slate of classic models.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Pattinson wore a MoMA sweatshirt and a puffy Patagonia jacket, placing both hands on the stroller while Waterhouse wore a black trench coat, baseball cap and sunglasses.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
It is praised by online commenters for its traditional cheese enchiladas, puffy tacos and thin, light tortilla chips that are a holdover from El Rancho Grande.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffy
Adjective
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These fluffy, petite biscuits make the best accessory to any spread, especially when pimiento cheese or chicken salad is involved.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Bad mini cones are made with soggy cones and sweet, fluffy filling that has none of the unctuousness of real ice cream.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 June 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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Last Wednesday, the hotel was swarmed with guys sporting shaggy haircuts, all looking like Geese frontman Cameron Winter.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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On June 5, Hadid debuted a set of shaggy Birkin bangs on Instagram, as well as a surprising new golden-brown hair color.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Clips showed them adding a brown fuzzy robe to their collection, as well as tossing a baby onesie next to a pair of toddler’s pajamas, adding a baby bottle beside a sippy cup and pushing away a bottle of wine.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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The eclipse — including both the slight penumbral (when the moon drifts into Earth's fuzzy outer shadow) and partial phases — will last 5 hours, 38 minutes.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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“Puffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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