soften
Example Sentences
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Two drafts contain notes typed in the margins with suggestions that seemed intended to soften the report’s effect and burnish the Fire Department’s image.
From Los Angeles Times
Plastic sheets are softened in an oven before being shaped and cooled.
From Barron's
Abdullah's voice softens as he says: "I consider her like my younger sister."
From BBC
“The ETI declined in October and November as data delayed by the government shutdown continued to show gradual softening in certain aspects of the labor market,” said Mitchell Barnes, an economist at The Conference Board.
Canada’s economy rebounded in the third quarter, though that was thanks to a recovery in exports and a rise in government spending that more than made up for softening household spending and weak business investment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
