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Recent Examples of softy
Meanwhile, with his initial softy behind, Swayman made several big saves.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Jamie would probably cry over this; that highlander is a softy.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Who knew the Roastmaster General was such a softy?
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Those softies are going to get more coddling.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Jamie would probably cry over this; that highlander is a softy.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Who knew the Roastmaster General was such a softy?
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Those softies are going to get more coddling.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for softy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for softy
Noun
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That spike—and especially the likelihood that after the conflict ends, costs will remain well above the prewar level—is hitting the weaklings far harder than the thriving warriors, especially the two biggest profitmakers, Delta and United.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The weaklings around Trump in the most senior positions of our government can do nothing other than agree with him.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eventually Sutton calls Amanda a wimp for not wanting any part of any confrontation, and Amanda tells her not to call her a wimp in her own home.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.—
Alex Mar,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2023
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“Softy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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