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Recent Examples of puffy
Microgravity in space causes body fluids to shift, resulting in dehydration and common symptoms like a puffy face and skinny legs.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
At any time of year eating Kentuckians’ favorite foods is easy but requisite during Derby Week, not least pimento cheese and country ham and biscuits, which will be found at every party, with puffy split buttermilk biscuits with a thin slice of rosy, salty, thinly sliced country ham on the table.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Related Stories The sneaker’s tongue appears a bit puffier than normal Dunk Lows, with padding reminiscent of what would be seen on an SB Dunk variation.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
The look wove aspects of the traditional Chinese qipao, or cheongsam, such as the mandarin collar and a floral pattern, with unexpected flourishes – soft, puffy sculptures encircling the bust and hip, black lace and a thigh high slit.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
At any time of year eating Kentuckians’ favorite foods is easy but requisite during Derby Week, not least pimento cheese and country ham and biscuits, which will be found at every party, with puffy split buttermilk biscuits with a thin slice of rosy, salty, thinly sliced country ham on the table.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Related Stories The sneaker’s tongue appears a bit puffier than normal Dunk Lows, with padding reminiscent of what would be seen on an SB Dunk variation.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
The look wove aspects of the traditional Chinese qipao, or cheongsam, such as the mandarin collar and a floral pattern, with unexpected flourishes – soft, puffy sculptures encircling the bust and hip, black lace and a thigh high slit.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffy
Adjective
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Squeak has now physically recovered, with a cute fluffy bobcat like tail.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Yield: 1 dozen These better-than-the-bakery blackberry muffins are extra fluffy and tender thanks to one of our favorite Southern baking staples: buttermilk.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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,
29 Mar. 2025
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Reviled as rats with wings or, by a slimmer margin, beloved as downy, dirty urban icons, pigeons seem as much a part of New York as its skyline.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The goldendoodle named Bruno is crossbreed of a golden retriever and a poodle, and is known to have unique fur—loose curls and sometimes shaggy.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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The bison’s large, hump-like shoulder, shaggy fur, and thick mane distinguish it from the smoother-coated buffalo.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Digital zoom lens cameras can reduce the image quality, displaying images that are fuzzy and pixelated.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
2 June 2025
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Their everlasting merrymaking might seem warm and fuzzy at first glance, but in truth, there is a gloomy undercurrent to their existence, hiding just beneath the surface.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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“Puffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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