softened
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After about 30 minutes at 350 degrees, with a stir halfway through, the cabbage had softened into silky folds, with a little browning at the edges.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Eventually Stewart softened, insisting that every member of the cast told at least one joke a day.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
But Knot’s position softened over time and he is now seen as a middle-of-the-road pragmatist who would be responsive to bond-market tremors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The General Social Survey, a survey of public opinion, finds that after about 1994, Americans’ preference for harsher courts softened.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
The lake water softened the clay Nhamo had so carefully applied.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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