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Noun
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There’s no engine oil to change, no transmission fluid to deal with, and no muffler system to worry about.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025 -
To do this, a small team at the automaker’s Weissach development center outfitted the Martini silver vehicle with rudimentary exhaust mufflers, additional mirrors, side indicators, a horn, and even a spare wheel hidden away beneath the rear clamshell.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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These dampers act as a block at the main duct trunk line, causing your system to function like there isn’t a vent in that particular room at all.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Especially speed bumps, expansion joints, and washboard-like surfaces, which shows that Aston Martin probably spent a lot of time perfecting the dampers’ compression tuning.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 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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“Softener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softener. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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