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padding(noun, fabric, covering, lining, lagging)
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deadening
2
assuaging
2
bolstering
2
buffering
2
dampening
2
damping
2
euphemism
2
mitigating
2
mollification
2
mollifying
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pillowing
2
softening
2
upholstery(noun, fabric, covering)
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abating
1
allaying
1
alleviating
1
artifact
1
blunting
1
chastening
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