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gentle

[jen-tl] / ˈdʒɛn tl /




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Sound therapy uses gentle background noise to draw attention away from the ringing or buzzing sensation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Susanna and Grace bond while singing a gentle duet about former patients Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He called Sherpa an "absolute gentle giant of a man and a true 'tiger of the mountains'", in a post that assumed the worst.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Galitzine’s He-Man is more Clark Kent than Superman, a gentle, funny, under-estimated dweeb.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

He sat on the edge of her bed and placed a gentle, weathered hand on her blanketed leg.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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