puff piece
noun Informal.
a newspaper article, book, public-relations film, etc., whose purpose is to praise or flatter.
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Words nearby puff piece
puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puff paste, puff pastry, puff piece, puff-puff, puffy, pug, Pugachov, pugaree
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Example sentences from the Web for puff piece
At one point the original film is referred to as a "puff-piece."
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British Dictionary definitions for puff piece
puff piece
noun
a flattering newspaper or magazine article about a person or an organization
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Idioms and Phrases with puff piece
puff piece
An approving or flattering article, as in That was really a puff piece about the conductor, written by her cousin. The use of puff for “exaggerated praise” dates from about 1600; piece was added in the mid-1900s.
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