softener

as in muffler

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Recent Examples of softener Another addition to consider is a water softener in your shower head. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025 Flush your water heater twice a year, and think about using a water softener to stop scale buildup in pipes. Tina Chen, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • This Avanti has a V8 engine with an R2 supercharger, power steering, a silent muffler, a floor-shift automatic transmission and Twin-Traction differential.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This Avanti has a V8 engine with an R2 supercharger, power steering, a silent muffler, a floor-shift automatic transmission and Twin-Traction differential.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Paired with adaptive dampers, this hardware enables advanced driver-assistance features and lays the groundwork for future updates.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The front independent suspension uses coil springs and damper struts, with a four-link, coil-spring system at the rear.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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