puff
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7.2
- noun
- /pʌf/
- Literature
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artículo promocional
- It's an article, Stein, not a puff piece.
- a puff piece
- write a puff
It's that's funny to see a puff piece right for for a daddy of five.
- It's that's funny to see a puff piece right for for a daddy of five.
Examples
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I'm going to do a major puff piece on this jerk.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now, thanks to the puff piece Larry wrote about himself being honored, we know some more.
Blog text (21) -
I thought this was supposed to be a puff piece.
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But remember, no one will do a puff piece for you.
Blog text (4) -
You know I'm not gonna do a P.R. puff piece, right?
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They're going to do a puff piece on us!
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I suppose we can expect more of these Forbes right-wing puff pieces in the months to come.
Blog text (12) -
If I read one more puff piece about Vegas legend Terry Benedict... I'm gonna have to buy a magazine of my own.
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Their profile stories are unrevealing puff pieces, and their political profiles have a definite left tilt.
Blog text (9) -
The magazine published a glowing puff about the celebrity's latest film.
Synonyms
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8.3
Claims that exaggerate product benefits and are not meant literally
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- South African
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9.3
A large African snake that swells its body when threatened and has strong venom
- US
A harmless North American snake with a nose that points up that spreads its head or plays dead when scared
A smooth mixture of flour and eggs that rises into light hollow shells for sweet or savory fillings
- Specialized
A dough of flour, butter, and water that makes light, flaky layers when baked
How Promotional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Puff A helpful way to remember promotional puff is to think of 'puffing up' something like blowing air into it; a puff article makes a person or thing seem bigger or better than it is.