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Noun
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But robot umps don’t know a buffer from a muffler.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025 -
That doesn’t mean a wildfire wasn’t possible; something as minor as the heat from a car muffler can spark a blaze where vegetation is dry.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For one, the Los Angeles fires put a slight damper on the energy.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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The catastrophic Southern California wildfires, combined with winter storms and the presidential inauguration, have put an understandable damper on the latest leg of awards season, with most of this year’s Oscar contenders stepping back from the usual campaigning in recent weeks.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But at least Chalamet doesn’t try to soft pedal Dylan’s surliness and careerism, and his vocal re-creations are mostly spot on.—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
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Authors aimed at the business market tend to soft pedal AI, speaking only about the benefits while downplaying or outright ignoring the dangers.—
David A. Teich,
Forbes,
10 Sep. 2024
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“Softener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softener. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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