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
There won’t be any soft touches for the remainder of this month.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
There are soft touches, too, such as Nottingham lace on a white blouse.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 17 July 2024
Benefits include no pilling, a soft touch and is available in a mélange color.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 24 June 2024
Innovative haptic device enables robots to perfect soft touch abilities
Simtec.
—Ellie Gabel, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
There are soft touches, too, such as Nottingham lace on a white blouse.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 17 July 2024
Benefits include no pilling, a soft touch and is available in a mélange color.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 24 June 2024
Innovative haptic device enables robots to perfect soft touch abilities
Simtec.
—Ellie Gabel, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for soft touch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft touch
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The two sucker fish, a cultural touchstone for the Klamaths, were listed as endangered in 1988 and have yet to recover.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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One of the many amazing facts about the octopus that helped drive this work was that the creatures have as many as 2000 suckers.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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On the white marble counter of the open kitchen lie six or seven tools neatly arranged by size, including a power drill, a hammer, and a handsaw.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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More digital tools than ever before have come to market to address the ongoing loneliness epidemic.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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The move drew immediate condemnation from the abuse victims and their attorneys, whose lawsuits were effectively paused while a bankruptcy judge reviewed the church’s finances and assets.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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When asked if the injuries appeared to have come from the victim’s own hunting party or another hunter, Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting responded that more information would be released after the weekend.Matt Henson, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Soft touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20touch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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