soothing
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But she added the "calming and soothing" nature of the game is similar to what she imagined "people get from colouring books or knitting".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Their relative normalcy, and that of fellow marrieds Amber Morrison and Jordan Faeth, is a soothing contrast to the textbook Fusco fiasco and the rest of the season’s red flag bearers.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
The son of an Irish mother and a Guyanese father, Lynott was the band’s bassist and primary songwriter, with a soothing voice that seemed almost confessional.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Riley says at the SLS, his voice low and soothing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
The argument with Valley and then Poppy immediately after had given her a stomachache that not even her father’s soothing guinea-hen-weed tea could help.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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