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soft

[sawft, soft] / sɔft, sɒft /






ADJECTIVE
nonalcoholic
Synonyms
Antonyms


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At first glance, it looks like a neon-lit airport sundry store with a refrigerator case of soft drinks, water, beer and seltzer and rows of candy and salty snacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Between the soft earnings outlook and the razor-thin revenue beat, Wall Street quickly soured on the report.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Red flags emerged over the past month, pointing to a soft patch ahead for the S&P 500 index and for tech,” Subramanian and her team said in a client note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Within a few minutes, we’d hear the soft bubbling of everything cooking together, followed by a shrill whistle, letting us know that it was time to eat.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Now all he could hear was the soft settling of snow.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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