quieter

as in damper

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Noun
  • The setup translates to significant articulation off-road, despite passive suspension that uses traditional shock dampers and no disconnecting sway bars.
    Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Helping harness grip in the S5 is fully independent five-link suspension at all four corners—the only member of the segment to have it—plus a sport differential and adaptive dampers.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Buying a small business doesn’t have to mean becoming the owner of a mundane muffler shop or America’s 19,503rd Subway franchise.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This Avanti has a V8 engine with an R2 supercharger, power steering, a silent muffler, a floor-shift automatic transmission and Twin-Traction differential.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Clothing manufacturers no longer must choose between using a softener that is durable but negatively impacts cotton’s natural absorbency or one that preserves the fiber’s ability to hold moisture but also washes off through home laundering.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Another addition to consider is a water softener in your shower head.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Combined mode shows the total level for both inputs and mutes both at once.
    Phil Nickinson, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
  • After accidentally starting a wildfire, 7-year-old Lu, mute and from an abusive home, slyly tricks Merribelle, a hardworking trans woman, into kidnapping her — sparking a beautifully unexpected bond with a devastating expiration date.
    Vulture, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Quieter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieter. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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