soft touches

noun

plural of soft touch
as in suckers
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 touches And was the easiest of soft touches, but one who never tooted his own horn. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 Though both adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s novel offer an exceptionally warm atmosphere, with their amber hues and teary-eyed pretty boys, the soft touches of this ’90s classic are paired perfectly with a weighted blanket and some London Fog. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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  1. suckers
  2. tools
  3. victims
Noun
  • Snip any side shoots and suckers that develop on the first 2 to 3 feet of the vine so the plant will focus its energy on a strong main vine and fruit, to grow more quickly.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • For young trees, prune only to remove suckers along the trunk and any vertical watersprouts that are too close to other branches.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
Definition of suckers
Noun
  • And Alibaba has ordered its employees to stop using Anthropic tools for work starting July 10, CNBC confirmed on Monday.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • For those who want to forgo the use of tools, this heatless style only uses four braids.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of tools
Noun
  • The amount of time that passed has only compounded the challenges of finding — let alone identifying — the victims.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Crump is a civil rights attorney best known for representing the families of Black people who are victims of gun violence and police brutality.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of victims

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“Soft touches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20touches. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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