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puffs

  • plural of puff.
  • present tense form of puff (3rd person singular).

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It was painful to stand on the balcony, where I grow my tomatoes and chilies, and watch plumes of smoke rise on the horizon as puffs of interceptions appeared in the blue sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The process involves a special oven that chills the product, heats it, steals away its moisture and puffs it up.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

At certain moments, small air puffs increased the animals' arousal level.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Much like the fruit, the puffs are refreshing yet syrupy with a slight tartness.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

I see ugly green puffs happening all on top of each other.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor