gentled 1 of 2

past tense of gentle
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as in softened
to lessen the shock of adding a bit of sugar to the salsa will gentle the hot spiciness of the chili peppers

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gentled

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentled
Verb
  • The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Now, with the offseason acquisition of Holiday, and bringing back Lillard, seems to have appeased Grant’s unease.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a video shared by the Broncos from the unveiling, Smith is seen carefully caressed the statue of her son's face just after the curtain drops.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In one photo, the couple posed on the beach while Wyatt caressed her growing baby bump.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The purification method the city is using for Phase One — called indirect potable reuse — softened that image somewhat by requiring the purified water to sit in a reservoir for months.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Stir in onion and poblano and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While this week's reassurances have calmed markets for now, the sharp selloff in regionals last week is leaving a lasting mark on the industry.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • OpenAI appears to have calmed fears around Sora 2, winning over SAG-AFTRA, CAA, UTA and actor Bryan Cranston with new guardrails on the platform to protect actors’ voices and likenesses.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When tackle Jonah Laulu dropped an interception, Mahomes went over and patted him on the back.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • On one occasion, backup goalkeeper Matt Turner, seated to Pulisic’s right, put his left arm around Pulisic and patted his back, consoling him.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When Tennessee attempted to claw back with a touchdown early in the second half, Simpson soothed any stress, engineering a nine-play, 99-yard drive capped by an 11-yard touchdown pass to Rico Scott.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Charles’s decency, his commitment to solving problems of care, his stranger’s gift for reimagining family both soothed and inspired.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The scrawny stray Marlon Brando stroked in The Godfather was found on the Paramount lot the morning of the shoot.
    Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Ohtani stroked a triple into the right field corner in his first at-bat Thursday and scored on Mookie Betts’ double.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • A lot of these products pack a larger caffeine punch, so if that concerns you then Naked Protein’s comparatively tame 95mg might be more your speed.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While the colorway itself is relatively tame, the hundreds of rhinestone crystals that cover the traditionally leather upper are anything but.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Gentled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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