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Recent Examples of softy
Turns out the big softy was just a player’s coach.
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Joseph Goodman, al, 10 July 2022
Lindsay is a softy at heart!
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
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.
—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
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Joseph Goodman, al, 10 July 2022
Lindsay is a softy at heart!
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
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.
—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
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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
Noun
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Otherwise, they are destined to be remembered as useless and timid wimps as the U.S. was slouching toward a dictatorship.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Your wimp of a husband should be there during this conversation.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The sign Scorpio isn’t known to be a weakling, nor is Tyrannosaurus.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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Based on this challenge, the groups would have been weaklings Cedrek, Star, Chrissy, Sai, Kamilla, and Mary in one group and Eva, Joe, Mitch, Kyle, David, and Shauhin in the strongman group.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Softy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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