puffy

adjective

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Recent Examples of puffy In Texas, breakfast tacos, street tacos and the popular puffy tacos are weekly staples. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 There’s also caffeine, which brightens a tired-looking complexion and helps offset puffy undereyes. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026 But that gas could come in the form of the doughnut, or as puffy clouds that fill in patches of the black hole’s sky, as opposed to the shell of gas around a black hole star. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 There are the Vamps, inflated shoes born of the puffy Y2K lineage of skate classics like Osirises or Etnies, taken to theatrical levels of bulbous. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puffy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffy
  1. fluffy
  2. downy
  3. shaggy
  4. fuzzy
Adjective
  • The ultra-crunchy exterior gives way to a luxurious, fluffy center and a deep corn flavor.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Make like Daisy Edgar-Jones and curve the face-framing layers away from your face to create body and dimension, or copy Dakota Johnson’s piece-y fringe and add a dab of dry shampoo to create fluffy volume.
    — Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 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 world could use more shaggy hangouts and layered mysteries, let alone series that manage to be both at the same time.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Using a wooden spoon or the stand mixer, mix until a shaggy dough forms.
    — Hali Bey Ramdene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • In the rainforest there, a tiny chick the size of a fuzzy, white golf ball perches on a tree limb.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The objects looked like fuzzy blobs like comets, but didn't move like a comet.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Puffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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