softened
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After about 30 minutes at 350 degrees, with a stir halfway through, the cabbage had softened into silky folds, with a little browning at the edges.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Eventually Stewart softened, insisting that every member of the cast told at least one joke a day.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The General Social Survey, a survey of public opinion, finds that after about 1994, Americans’ preference for harsher courts softened.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
The growth in new orders softened across Japan’s private sector, with sales growth among goods producers at the slowest since March, while services momentum picked up but only modestly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The woods grew quiet now; even the beetles stopped rubbing their smooth shells on softened bark, even the wind picked around the branches instead of rattling straight through.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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