as in muffler
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Noun
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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 -
The underside of your vehicle is hot and can easily ignite grasses from your exhaust muffler.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s tariffs have put a major damper on that plan.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Less daylight and wind meant the pitch was damper and more prone to disease.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.
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