soften

She may soften her stance when she sees you leading by example.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

You could soften the onion first if you prefer, but I liked the little bit of bite it retained after baking.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

"We need immigration to soften enough that housing has a chance to catch up," he said, while stressing the housing shortage was not caused by migrants.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

So please, just fight for the things that crack light into your life, fight for the things that soften you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

His eyes don’t grow any harsher, but they don’t quite soften either.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

As demand softens in traditional luxury strongholds like China and the Middle East, the U.S. is emerging as a rare bright spot for the brand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Buying equity stakes rather than owning depreciating fleets softens that, but the line between “demand layer” and “co-investor in hardware” thins with each deal.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

The additives lower the temperature at which the glass softens and make it flow more easily when heated, which could simplify manufacturing.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

“When the housing market softens, and it has, condos usually go softer faster than single-family homes,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Dusk softens the sharp points of trees outside my window; the sky slowly darkens, then blackens around an orb of moon.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The growth in new orders softened across Japan’s private sector, with sales growth among goods producers at the slowest since March, while services momentum picked up but only modestly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But the immediate impact of the sanctions was softened by a series of exemptions that offer a de facto six-month grace period.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

India has also recently softened foreign direct investment rules, which could open the door to Chinese companies wanting to expand Indian investments.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The onion and fennel softened, browned and grew sweeter.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

With the crowd softened up by Wilkins and aroused by Farmer, the leader of the local protest group now harnessed the enthusiasm in the church and directed it toward a specific goal.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

While we were swooning over “WandaVision” back in 2021, we couldn’t have known Marvel was softening us up for the AI revolution.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Cardholder spending in September tracked by Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s largest lender, showed that customers were still shopping but the pace of growth is softening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Our measures for underlying economic growth have not turned decisively bearish yet, but that’s market pricing collectively suggesting that maybe at least at the margin growth is softening somewhat,” Rizzuto said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

“The French debt selloff, the rise in volatility and, most importantly, the softening of interest rates all conspired to send the Swiss franc a lot higher.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She registers me, softening her face with a smile.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali