as in back
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
Southerners have a special soft spot for big bodies of water.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
But old-school wrestling aficionados will always have a soft spot for the Hulkster, who was crucial in growing pro wrestling from a niche genre to a massive pop culture presence.
—Carla Kakouris, NBC news, 24 July 2025
Make sure the mushroom’s caps and gills are free of moisture, mold, soft spots, blemishes, and any foul odor.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Byrne held no soft spot for Krypton and presented it as an ultimately cold society.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
But old-school wrestling aficionados will always have a soft spot for the Hulkster, who was crucial in growing pro wrestling from a niche genre to a massive pop culture presence.
—Carla Kakouris, NBC news, 24 July 2025
Make sure the mushroom’s caps and gills are free of moisture, mold, soft spots, blemishes, and any foul odor.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Byrne held no soft spot for Krypton and presented it as an ultimately cold society.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft spot
back
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The iPhone has pretty much looked the same since 2017 — a rectangular piece of glass with a touchscreen on the front, and a few cameras on the back.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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The energy commission’s report on power costs was even thinner gruel, mostly patting itself on the back for adopting standards for appliances and other power-using devices that reduced their demands.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Soft spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20spot. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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