Thesaurus results for SOFT SPOT

soft spot

noun

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a vulnerable point a huge trade imbalance continued to be the soft spot in the nation's economy

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Recent Examples of soft spot The challenges certainly will be there, with the Heat decidedly having shifted from the soft spots of their schedule, the next six against the Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and then a pair against the Cleveland Cavaliers. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026 Just monitor some soft spots in the schedule coming up — upcoming opponents like the Kings, Sharks, Kraken and Red Wings haven’t been scoring goals at a very high rate lately. —

Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 The narrators have soft spots for various failings. —

Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 It is known that Charles, Camilla and William have a soft spot for the two girls. —

Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soft spot

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The bowl-back, thanks to its shape, produces a greater number of high partial harmonics that give it a distinctive, delicate tone preferred by most players of classical music.

— Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Greene made the catch, and Meadows landed on his back in a daze, barely moving with his hands pointed up and blood on his face.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026