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Noun
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That doesn’t mean a wildfire wasn’t possible; something as minor as the heat from a car muffler can spark a blaze where vegetation is dry.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025 -
There's even a new muffler that sounds a little raspy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Dec. 2024
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Polestar says the performance pack has been popular with early customers, and while those with their own tools can adjust the dampers at home, a visit to the service centre is recommended.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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That could effectively serve as a damper pedal on baseball's already notoriously slow-developing free-agent market.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Authors aimed at the business market tend to soft pedal AI, speaking only about the benefits while downplaying or outright ignoring the dangers.—
David A. Teich,
Forbes,
10 Sep. 2024
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This is a two-part skill; his superb legato (or connected articulation) on the keyboard was heightened by skillful deployment of both the sustaining and the soft pedal.—
Marcus Overton,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
8 Jan. 2018
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“Softener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softener. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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