fluff

Medicine and science were serious; communication was fluff.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

But both he and Balda know how much medicine the audience can handle in their fluff before the bitterness overwhelms the sweet.

From Salon ● May 17, 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

After losing their clutch, the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs new eggs might come.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

A stronger one would stare fixedly at some inferior, slap the ground, and fluff out his fur.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025

His white hair fluffs out above his tanned face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2019

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

West Ham should have pulled a goal back at Newcastle, but when picked out by Payet’s free kick Valencia somehow fluffs his shot!

From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2016

I looked at the little cotton fluffs that were building up along the sidewalk and swirling erratically past my face.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

There was a comedy of errors at the end of the Washington Commanders' 27-27 tie with the New York Giants as both teams fluffed their lines with victory within their grasp.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

The Angolan defender fluffed an attempted clearance of a corner and Mohamed Hashem prodded the ball into the net past Chiefs captain and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen.

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

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

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

He’s been fluffing pillows that don’t need to be fluffed, sweeping parts of the house that were already clean, and rearranging the knickknacks he already arranged moments before.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

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

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

“By the way, they call me Strutter,” said the pigeon, fluffing out her chest feathers.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown