as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the kindly old woman was a soft touch for any con man with a hard-luck story
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Recent Examples of soft touch
Duren is a mobile big with a soft touch who also is a solid vertical spacer and, like his colleagues in this exercise, young enough to warrant serious attention.
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Special yarns and spinning technologies give the fabric family its unique shiny look and soft touch.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
Tennessee: Aidoo is beginning to play with more passion and aggressiveness, going hard to the rim to complement his soft touch.
—Al Lesar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
This Week Forget The New iPhone 16 Pro, Apple Had Something Much Better
Stewart shot over 48% on turnaround jumpers during the regular season, mostly because of her unique combination of size, craftiness, and soft touch.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Special yarns and spinning technologies give the fabric family its unique shiny look and soft touch.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
Tennessee: Aidoo is beginning to play with more passion and aggressiveness, going hard to the rim to complement his soft touch.
—Al Lesar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
This Week Forget The New iPhone 16 Pro, Apple Had Something Much Better
Stewart shot over 48% on turnaround jumpers during the regular season, mostly because of her unique combination of size, craftiness, and soft touch.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft touch
Noun
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Or, as they are officially known, scorpion suckers.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Many gardeners do nothing but remove suckers from the base of the shrub or tree forms and entangled branches or limbs that may affect movement around the plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Doing so gives the administration additional tools in fighting the inflow of drugs across the border.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’s Hungarian dialogue in The Brutalist was enhanced using AI tools, according to the film’s editor Dávid Jancsó.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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Sally Smith, a spokesperson for the police department, said Wednesday morning that she's heard the victim is in stable condition at the moment.—
Remington Miller,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The other victims suffered smoke inhalation and other minor injuries.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Soft touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20touch. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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