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
But if Iraqi hedging requires a soft touch from the United States, Trump delivered the polar opposite.
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Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2019
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.
—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
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Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2019
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.
—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
See all Example Sentences for soft touch
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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Experience in value stream mapping, digital customer journey mapping, among other process tools.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Neither the driver nor the victims have been publicly identified by authorities.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Olivia Godfrey, the couple's daughter, provided a victim impact statement and said her father's drug use impacted his mental health, according to ABC.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Soft touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20touch. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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