fluff

For all its fluff, it does occasionally show its teeth, even when much of the story revolves around women whose lives revolve around men.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Medicine and science were serious; communication was fluff.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

But the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs Jackie might lay new eggs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Most recent media articles about Trinity are AI-generated fluff while there are thousands about Apple and its products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

It was grubby, little bits of fluff from the pocket clung to it.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

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

A long cross into the box is headed down to Camarasa, who totally fluffs his half-volley and actually somehow contrives to send the ball backwards.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2018

She fluffs my hair back up after the wig cap had its way with me.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

James, who had fluffed his first run, was next to go and punched the air with his trademark red gloves but his score of 93.50 was only enough to lift him into the silver position.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

In 1992, Gary Lineker had the chance to match Sir Bobby Charlton's 49 goals for England in a friendly against Brazil but fluffed his attempted Panenka and ended up one shy of the then-record.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

Toronto loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but failed to conjure a run, and the Dodgers did the same in the 10th as expectation mounted, but both sides fluffed their lines.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025

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

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

The moorhen fluffed herself over her remaining eggs, using her beak to tuck them in beneath her.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

Additionally, adding a clean tennis ball or dryer balls can aid in the fluffing process by gently agitating the pillows.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

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

They’re applying Up gloss, fluffing up curls, tying sneaker laces.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles