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fabric softener

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noun

fabric softeners plural
  1. a substance added to fabrics during laundering to make them puffier and softer.


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Its brands—including Downy fabric softener, Pampers diapers and Charmin toilet paper—are often the best-known products in their categories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

She’d never planned to do TV or film, but when an advertising executive approached her one night after she’d performed an ensemble role in “Gypsy,” she soon booked TV ads for fabric softener and diapers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

To use vinegar as a fabric softener, pour half of a cup of distilled white vinegar into the detergent or fabric softener dispenser during the final rinse cycle.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Laundry detergent, fabric softener, fabric shampoo and conditioners and other cleaning products from the brand produced between January 2021 and September 2022 were recalled, the U.S.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Towel, medium rare, with a hint of fabric softener.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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