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puffy

[puhf-ee] / ˈpʌf i /


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Remember the pope in a big puffy jacket back in March 2023?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The press is full of uninformed speculation about bruises on his hands and puffy ankles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Slipping out of blankets and off of tall, puffy mattresses, we give thanks, take a crystal, a mantra card … and leave the giant mattress warehouse for the bright lights of Glendale Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

"V1298 Tau shows us that today's super-Earths and sub-Neptunes start out as giant, puffy worlds that contract over time. We're essentially watching the universe's most successful planetary architecture in the making."

From Science Daily Jan. 31, 2026

But instead of shoes, she was wearing these big puffy socks that my mom always gets for G in her stocking at Christmas.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

He suddenly appeared in public with a new fuller, puffier face, more immobile and inexpressive.

From BBC May 30, 2026

At Florence Kahn, it's a puffier, oniony sandwich bread filled with pastrami, turkey, or corned beef; topped with eggplant, caviar, red peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and pickles.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2022

They are alluring enough, but the real reason to order them is the bread, puffier and softer than the one that wraps the U.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2019

Aden uses the same eggless, sugarless dough for its line of pide, which assumes a slightly puffier persona than the lahmacun.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2016

Sure enough, about ten minutes later, Celia wandered back into the gym, her eyes redder and puffier than when she’d left.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

WASP-17b is one of the "puffiest" planets known — and its bloated atmosphere makes it a great target for the James Webb Space Telescope.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2023

Huffiest & puffiest was still the wind of Fu Szu-nien.

From Time Magazine Archive

His hair is perfectly slicked back and he is sporting the puffiest mustache I have ever seen.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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