Thesaurus / soften
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GUIDE TO USING INTERACTIVE 404S TO BOOST YOUR SEOAMANDA JERELYNSEPTEMBER 24, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHWarming temperatures also soften the ice itself, so that it slides more quickly toward the sea.
GLOBAL WARMING MAY LEAD TO PRACTICALLY IRREVERSIBLE ANTARCTIC MELTINGCAROLYN GRAMLINGSEPTEMBER 23, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThe puff portion refers to softened crude, thin as heated maple syrup, rising up through production wells.
OIL COMPANIES ARE PROFITING FROM ILLEGAL SPILLS. AND CALIFORNIA LETS THEM.BY JANET WILSON, THE DESERT SUN, AND LYLLA YOUNES, PROPUBLICASEPTEMBER 18, 2020PROPUBLICAMany of those organizations pursued ad opportunities on social networks like Twitter to soften the loss of match-day revenue.
‘AN UNPRECEDENTED PERIOD OF DARWINIAN EXPERIMENTATION’: AS SPORTS RETURN, TWITTER EYES AD BOOSTSEB JOSEPHSEPTEMBER 18, 2020DIGIDAYAs a result, some schools have worked to soften the blow by skipping scheduled tuition hikes or even cutting the costs.
COLLEGE TUITION IS SEEING ITS STEEPEST DROP SINCE 1978LEE CLIFFORDSEPTEMBER 12, 2020FORTUNEA trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.
FEE OF THE FRONTIERHORACE BROWN FYFEThe old woman meanwhile tried to soften the obdurate wall with melted butter and new milk—but in vain.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSHe had tried to soften his reply, but not being politic or tactful had succeeded only in expressing himself more brusquely.
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMONDThe rapidity of their decomposition is such, that when spread on the land they are seen to soften and disappear in a short time.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSONMadame Malmaison knew it also, but the hard look on her greedy face did not soften.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITEWORDS RELATED TO SOFTEN
- allays
- ameliorates
- assuages
- buries the hatchet
- butters up
- calms
- chastens
- composes
- conciliates
- cons
- cools
- dulcifies
- fixes up
- greases
- kisses and makes up
- lies back
- lulls
- makes peace
- mitigates
- moderates
- mollifies
- pacificates
- placates
- propitiates
- puts the lid on
- qualifies
- quells
- quiets
- relieves
- represses
- silences
- smooths over
- soft-pedals
- softens
- soothes
- squares
- stills
- strokes
- subdues
- sweetens
- takes the edge off
- tames
- tempers
- tranquilizes
- allay
- ameliorate
- assuage
- bury the hatchet
- butter up
- calm
- chasten
- compose
- con
- conciliate
- cool
- dulcify
- fix up
- grease
- kiss and make up
- lay back
- lull
- make peace
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- pacificate
- placate
- propitiate
- put the lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- relieve
- repress
- silence
- smooth over
- soft pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- sweeten
- take the edge off
- tame
- temper
- tranquilize
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- apologize for
- assuage
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- condone
- cover
- diminish
- disguise
- dissemble
- ease
- exculpate
- excuse
- extenuate
- gloze
- hide
- hush up
- justify
- lessen
- lighten
- make light of
- mask
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- prettify
- put on a Band-Aid
- qualify
- quick fix
- relieve
- screen
- soften
- soothe
- sugarcoat
- temper
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- vindicate
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- drain
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- rebate
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail away
- tail off
- taper
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
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