fluff

Medicine and science were serious; communication was fluff.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

“There isn’t a lot of fluff to it,” Garcia said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

While there’s nothing wrong, per se, with ExpressVPN’s extra bundled goodies, they come down to fluff.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

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 tossed the panda carcass aside, muttered a few words over the fluff, and turned with a big smile on his face.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Yeh categorizes sweet salads with affection and a wink: cookie salads, Jell-O salads, candy bar salads, fluffs.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025

Or, the dogs of royalty are the opposite: tiny, decorative fluffs for fancy, silky laps, like Marie Antoinette’s pug, Queen Alexandra’s Japanese chin and the Pekingeses of the Chinese imperial court.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022

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

Mrs. Walton fluffs the crinoline slip under my dress and puts on my glasslike Cinderella-style slippers.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

After a delay of 17 minutes, Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz - the tournament's top scorer with five goals - fluffed his lines from the penalty spot with a bizarre and untimely Panenka attempt.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 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

After pop star Anne-Marie's frenetic pre-match show, England fluffed their own first lines, failing to catch the kick-off.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

He fluffed his feathers to show the world how mighty he was, and he attacked the blanket with all the pride he could muster.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

But after missing several big chances at Newcastle, Haaland drew a blank again, fluffing his lines with a poor touch that allowed Flekken to save when he should have hit the target.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

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

Fundamentally, Arteta isn't the one fluffing chances and missing penalties - it's more a story of individuals underdelivering.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

In 13 minutes, Rihanna casually performed snippets of 12 hits, universally known songs that don’t require much in the way of fluffing or bombast.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2023

A woman sitting in the chair behind Hector was absentmindedly fluffing his hair with her fingers.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar