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Noun
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Watch for an official muffler repair shop and hot dog cart, too.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
3 Aug. 2025 -
Don't forget the bespoke integrated exhaust and muffler, as well as custom foot pegs, rear controls, fenders, and mirrors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Peering through the Evija’s rear window reveals springs and brightly anodized dampers, rather than a pair of cam covers.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Well, the Cayman does so with adaptive dampers (Sport was my preferred overall setting), whereas the Emira does so with conventional passive units, but both are excellent.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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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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“Softener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softener. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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