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Sure, you would be offering them some comforting words to soften the impact created by the error.
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Warming temperatures also soften the ice itself, so that it slides more quickly toward the sea.
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The puff portion refers to softened crude, thin as heated maple syrup, rising up through production wells.
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Many of those organizations pursued ad opportunities on social networks like Twitter to soften the loss of match-day revenue.
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As a result, some schools have worked to soften the blow by skipping scheduled tuition hikes or even cutting the costs.
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A trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.
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The old woman meanwhile tried to soften the obdurate wall with melted butter and new milk—but in vain.
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He had tried to soften his reply, but not being politic or tactful had succeeded only in expressing himself more brusquely.
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The rapidity of their decomposition is such, that when spread on the land they are seen to soften and disappear in a short time.
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Madame Malmaison knew it also, but the hard look on her greedy face did not soften.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE
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WORDS RELATED TO SOFTEN

  • belittle
  • deemphasize
  • gloss over
  • hold back
  • make light of
  • make little of
  • minimize
  • mute
  • restrain
  • soft pedal
  • soften
  • underplay
  • underrate
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