soften

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

From MarketWatch ● 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

It takes a little holiday break and Alice’s decision to attend Zelda’s holiday party to soften her mood.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

I wonder if it’ll ever be enough to thaw the freeze, or if the ice will just soften for a moment, then harden again.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

This town kind of just softens off the edges of him a little bit and helps him become a little more authentic version of who he was maybe meant to be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

She also noted that as the diamond sector softens, shoppers have become more interested in colored gems.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Muenster is less assertive but more accommodating: its mild butteriness stands beside the sauce without competing, and it softens agreeably in summer warmth without becoming stringy or oily.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

With the door shut, the sound of the sirens softens.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Once the chicken is cooked, I pull it out to shred later, while the vegetables underneath — softened in chicken fat, lemon and all those browned juices — become the base of the soup.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I don't know whether it's softened me, but it certainly made me more aware of my own innate softness."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The dollar softened, falling by 0.1% against a basket of global currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Both systems softened or withdrew their opposition as the bills got closer to passing, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Maybe this Red Cross work has softened her heart.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Nike falls after Bank of America downgrades the stock on concerns about innovation, wholesale revenues, and softening demand.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Likewise, movement from strong disagreement towards ordinary disagreement may signal a softening of attitudes even when overall disagreement remains high.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

“These pressures, while generating earnings volatility, should help limit the scale of softening compared to that in previous cycles, as we believe a material unexpected loss event could trigger sharper repricing,” Fitch adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A.I.’s most famous people have habits of making big, bold assertions about the technology and then softening them over time.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

“There is no one else,” Asase says, her eyes softening.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer