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puffy

[puhf-ee] / ˈpʌf i /


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Sunglasses do their best to hide puffy eyes.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

For something completely different, I decided to try her New York Dutch Baby, which is a kind of giant, puffy pancake akin to Yorkshire pudding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"Supermassive dark stars are extremely bright, giant, yet puffy clouds made primarily out of hydrogen and helium, which are supported against gravitational collapse by the minute amounts of self-annihilating dark matter inside them," Ilie said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 2025

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

Emma walks in to say goodnight, her eyes puffy.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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