soften

Example Sentences

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While convenient, these warmer conditions speed up respiration and ripening, causing fruit to soften and deteriorate more rapidly.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The drugmaker is moving to soften an upcoming blow in 2028, when key patent protections for Keytruda begin to expire.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

SIA’s outlook in the near term remains clouded by high jet fuel costs and travel demand, which could soften as consumers defer travel, Tan says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

They rise when Americans feel secure enough financially, and soften when families are under duress.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

Late in the day they came to a place where the fire had crossed the road and the macadam was still warm and further on it began to soften underfoot.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy