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Hardened, tattooed Saira — whose relationship with her family frayed after the early death of her sister — is willing to mentor Amina when even the group’s resident softy, bassist Bisma (Faith Omole), is ready to give up on the talented newbie.
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Washington Post, 16 June 2021
The second goal Mrázek allowed, this one by Megna, was a real softy — though Jones did him no favors.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
To capitalize on the find, a team chopped the Drakozoon fossil into 200 pieces, photographed those slices, and used a computer to construct a rotatable image of the old softy.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2010
Being an old softy, Gracie agrees, but Angus can see through this scheme.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Washington Post, 16 June 2021
The second goal Mrázek allowed, this one by Megna, was a real softy — though Jones did him no favors.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
To capitalize on the find, a team chopped the Drakozoon fossil into 200 pieces, photographed those slices, and used a computer to construct a rotatable image of the old softy.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2010
Being an old softy, Gracie agrees, but Angus can see through this scheme.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for softy
Noun
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Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
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Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.New York Times, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
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Compared to 88-year-old percussion master Pete Escovedo, Keith Sweat, John Michael Montgomery, Frankie Beverly and the members of the Eagles and Aventura seem like, well, wimps.George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
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Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
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What cinches this daring perspective is actor Andrew Scott’s phenomenal characterization as a weakling who grapples with gradual self-awareness.Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
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But in a call with Mr. Licht after the meeting, Mr. Zaslav belittled Mr. Zucker as a weakling who had tears in his eyes, several people with knowledge of the conversation said.Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Softy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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