as in damper
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Noun
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Witnesses reported a loud explosion and saw sparks and flames as the jet went overboard, while below deck, the crosshead ejected from the sheave damper, ‘spinning like the Tasmanian devil’ in what was described as an ‘entirely preventable’ mishap, according to USNI.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025 -
Manual dampers can also be used to regulate airflow.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Heemeyer was a welder who owned a muffler shop in town.—
John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
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Even the life-sized giraffe even got dressed for the season with a ribbon muffler.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Address the problem of hard water, a major soap scum culprit, by installing a water softener.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Another addition to consider is a water softener in your shower head.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Additional features include one-touch mute for up to 10 hours, micro-mesh insect protection, soft night lighting to minimize disturbance, and bilingual English and French voice alerts for multilingual households.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2025
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The mutes, the dropouts, the sense that an idea had sprung from the artist’s chest, been scrambled into code, then reassembled in a fugue.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
8 Dec. 2025
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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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“Quieter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieter. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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