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puffy

[puhf-ee] / ˈpʌf i /


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It’s a fitting way to conclude an experience that’s like being slowly asphyxiated by puffy clouds of baby powder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"I think it was a very bad idea actually... ended up with very puffy eyes."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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

Dark red fluid can be seen coursing through medical tubing in another, and in a selfie Hadid’s eyes are puffy and teary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

I wanted to tell him he looked like a snowman in his puffy white coat and black hat, but of course I didn’t, because he is my teacher.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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