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dampers
Noun
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The dampers firm up in response to harder driving, keeping body motions in check beautifully, especially for a car on knobbier tires.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026 -
The front suspension uses a single spring up front, but twin dampers are required in the rear to deal with the D7X-R’s 145-gallon fuel tank.—
Karl Brauer,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Softeners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softeners. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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