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noun

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Verb
So do her successes in soft-soaping some recalcitrant senators into supporting the mission’s funding. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
Noun
People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024 Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024 Founder and creative director Joy Cho’s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning bandages to soft soap, as well as regular editorial content online. Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021 For spills or stains, spot cleaning with soft soap like Zero or Woolite. Rachel Klein, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 Founder and Creative Director Joy Cho’s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning Band-Aids to soft soap as well as regular editorial content online. Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2021 Later, barber is seen crouching on his bed, holding lighted match under jam jar of water, soft soap and boot blacking. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 Potassium hydroxide, on the other hand, produces an easily soluble soft soap. C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft-soap
Verb
  • Francona retired a few years ago, but was coaxed out of retirement by the Reds.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Cybercriminals relentlessly launch phishing attacks at employees, trying to coax or trick them into providing their personal information and credentials.
    Ilia Sotnikov, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
  • Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.
    Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • In a Dutch oven, heat the oil, butter, bouillon base, garlic powder, chile flakes, basil and oregano over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until quite fragrant.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Lightly grease a 9 1/2-inch glass pie plate with butter; set aside.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The performance of the pedal assist system can also be massaged in the Aventon app.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • This non-toxic, multi-textured teether massages your little one’s gums, providing instant comfort.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • From there, according to the report, the sweet talk quickly moves to messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Google Chat or Telegram.
    Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Just in case that gave Reba a leg up, don't let her sweet talk you.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
Verb
  • That’s reflective of the current Pope Francis, who’s been largely commended for his liberal viewpoints.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Other commentators commended Trump for his move on social media.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Ukrainian officials offered their own praise of Trump, but face an uncertain future given his views on further military support for Kyiv's fight with Russia.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Read the praise in full with Allure’s review of this icon.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Know-nothings pretend that Schrader’s Bressonian mannerisms reveal the spiritual depths of contemporary crisis, when, in fact, Master Gardener repeats the same social-collapse paranoia that made secular reviewers overpraise the religious, racial, suicide-bomber topics of First Reformed.
    Armond White, National Review, 24 May 2023
  • He’s overpraised of course.
    Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023

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“Soft-soap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft-soap. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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