fluff
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But Florrie is not just a fun ball of fluff, she has got a job to do: helping young people navigate an increasingly complex world.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
He notices the thin layer of silver fluff reappearing on his skull with resignation, then angry despair.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
His hair is tossed in a TikTok-friendly fluff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
“Spam, fluff, clickbait, churnalism, kitsch — slop: These are all ways to describe mass-produced, low-quality content.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
I took a sequined headband with a fluff of feathers and held it up to my forehead.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Yeh categorizes sweet salads with affection and a wink: cookie salads, Jell-O salads, candy bar salads, fluffs.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025
Oh no, Sanchez goes up for a corner, fluffs it and then Amartey slots in from close range.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
Which is kind of the problem, because as every SoCal resident knows, palm trees shed, and we’re not talking gentle fluffs of fur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2018
I’m reminded of nature’s delightful courtship rituals, like that of the bird of paradise, who clears a little spot of forest floor, fluffs his bright-colored feathers and busts a jaunty little move for the ladies.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2018
Silvery fluffs of snow were melting off the branches of tall elms and would be replaced in a few weeks with stubby, pale green buds.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Rose's momentum stalled with a bogey on the 11th, while a fluffed chip cost him another shot on the iconic par-three 12th.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
He scored a crucial break in the seventh game of set three when Diallo fluffed a forehand from the baseline and took control as his opponent's error count surged.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
Launched in 1964, four years after Coronation Street, the show initially ran five days a week and was also known for performers' fluffed lines.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025
Now, in the warmth, he fluffed his wings and chirped.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Heading into the free skate section in the lead, Malinin capitulated, fluffing his signature quad axel jump and falling twice to the ice to plummet to eighth spot overall.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The eagle awoke and shook out its feathers, fluffing the straw surrounding the trio of eggs as the camera zoomed in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
So now Saka’s getting bashed for fluffing his résumé — the firefighters called it a “lie” — when Saka didn’t have anything to do with it.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
And as for the strikers fluffing their lines time after time, what else can we expect when we bring in guys who score six, eight, 10 goals a season?
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
He preens on the railing, raising his beak majestically, fluffing his feathers.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
