puffy

adjective

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Recent Examples of puffy Beyond shedding light on the origin of super-puffy planets, the TOI-791 discovery also serves as a reminder that countless surprises are likely hiding in old and new astronomical datasets. — Chris Young july 30, Refractor, 30 July 2026 Framed costume designs by Messel line the walls, and the skirted dressing table is topped with a vintage perfume atomiser with a puffy spray bulb and, of course, a bowl of yellow roses. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 29 July 2026 The seafoam cat-eye base is dotted with little treasures, including puffy star decals. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 July 2026 Beehive is more delicate, sending up painterly tendrils that form a thin scrim in front of the landscape of volcanic sediment, evergreens, and puffy cumulus clouds. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for puffy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffy
  1. fluffy
  2. downy
  3. shaggy
  4. fuzzy
Adjective
  • My fellow guests are largely Lycra-clad and yoga-ready or wearing the resort’s fluffy robes to wander its halls, and more than half will return for a repeat visit within 18 months, one of the staffers tells me.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Putting a District Biskuits here means more than to Khalifah than just adding another spot for Kansas Citians to try the restaurant’s fluffy, buttery biscuits.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of fluffy
Adjective
  • And when prices rocket upward — whether for food, gas or other items — consumers can count on a slow, downy descent.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Flavors of black cherry, star anise, and mint are set into downy tannins that linger on the palate.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Definition of downy
Adjective
  • The pile is less shaggy and the patterns lean geometric over minimalist.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
  • At its best, that instinct lends his comedies a shaggy warmth and a conspiratorial mood that suggests the filmmaker, character, and even viewers are all surviving the humiliation of modern intimacy together.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaggy
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  • Meanwhile, the fuzzy nanofiber coating adheres to much smaller particles, which would normally pass through conventional filters.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But the timing and temperatures are still fuzzy, and highs could reach the low 90s again by Sunday, the weather service said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fuzzy

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