as in numbed
lacking in sensation or feeling
my benumbed ears took a few minutes to warm up after the frigid air outside
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as in reduced
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief
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Adjective
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Ingber also notes the numbed response to these strikes from much of the American public, something that, in part, may come from the routine nature of these drone strikes as something that the nation has become desensitized to dropping bombs on enemies.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The defendants' sentences were reduced because they were abused by the victims, in accordance with the New York Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, legislation that Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney criticized.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The report points out that keyboards and computers reduced the need for handwriting, and calculators automated basic math.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Like, like my legs are going numb.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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On my knees, my hands zip-tied behind me, my fingers and feet quickly grew numb.—
Emily Wilder,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But this year the shower will be dulled by the supermoon.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Yet Friday’s release, replete with redactions, has not dulled the clamor for information given how many records had yet to be released and because some of the materials had already been made public.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Research repeatedly finds that people who get even moderate amounts of exercise during the day fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer compared to those who don’t move as much.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
12 Jan. 2026
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The couple’s 1-year-old child was also found asleep in her crib, unharmed.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But even those findings haven’t blunted the video’s explosive impact.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some of those efforts have been blunted because schools are funded by property taxes, and some of them just don’t have the revenue to pay for these add-ons without federal support.—
Sheneka Williams,
The Conversation,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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What happens when these cues are greatly diminished or erased either by plastic surgery or other aesthetic interventions?—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The prestige of its domestic institutions, once a pillar of American hegemony, has diminished.—
Pratap Bhanu Mehta,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Complimentary data from uGMRT reveals a very steep radio spectrum indicative of old, weakened plasma particles.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
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The body tries to repair the damage, but healing is often slow and incomplete, leaving the bone weakened and vulnerable to collapse or deformity — changes that can lead to lasting hip problems.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Benumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benumbed. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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