soften
Example Sentences
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The simple, stovetop kind: winter onions, softening in butter; carrots — either sweet from cold storage or newly pulled and still a little tender — sliced into coins.
From Salon
“Harnessing the power of human emotions allows creative companies to soften or even entirely mitigate the impact of technological disruption,” Colas wrote.
From Barron's
“Harnessing the power of human emotions allows creative companies to soften or even entirely mitigate the impact of technological disruption,” Colas wrote.
From Barron's
The yuan softened after the People’s Bank of China cut shorting costs for the currency.
As home prices softened across many cities and developers struggled with debt, the so-called wealth effect weakened.
From MarketWatch
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