Historical clue formulations

• Quiets on Zoom — 2025-11-18
• Prepares to sneeze during a Zoom meeting, perhaps — 2025-04-05
• Softens, as tone — 2013-03-20
• Tones down — 2006-12-21
• Remote features — 2001-04-26
• Does a muffler's job — 2000-01-06
• Quiets — 1995-07-06