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blunted

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verb

past tense of blunt

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blunted
Adjective
The results have been impressive enough from far away, but examined more closely as a blunted, external force, Big Brother has almost always been too literal in horror cinema. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 Orientation matters; garlic is planted vertically, with the root (blunted) end of the clove facing down, and the sprout (pointy) end facing up. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026 Flat, calm but earnest, mildly anxious, blunted, volatile. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
The tension of Noah’s character, which Lanterns presents as a parallel to John’s, is immediately blunted by the show’s need to soften and resolve everything left uncertain in John’s. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 Know More There’s plenty of history to look back on for House Democrats who worry that a favorable political climate could get blunted by last-minute GOP spending. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026 There’s a nice bitter chocolate flavor that’s blunted perfectly by the brownies’ delicate sweetness. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026 The attacking threat evident in those marquee victories has since been blunted too, with Morocco international Ismael Saibari departing for Bayern Munich this summer. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Britton told me that extensive meditation can prompt the prefrontal cortex to essentially shut off the brain’s emotional centers, causing feelings to seem blunted. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 The defeat blunted Baltimore's bid to make some progress in the crowded race for the final AL wild-card spot. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Exports flowing from Saudi ports have blunted some of the impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure. — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026 Decades of declining violent crime have further blunted the public appetite for executions. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunted
Adjective
  • Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham turns her attention to Missouri football and wears a hat that sends a simple, yet blunt message to the woman-hating WNBA girls.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Most interesting was the presence of linear fractures in 18 of the skulls (about 39 percent), suggesting blunt force trauma.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bassam Abed said at least 10 residences housing some 300 families were reduced to rubble, and families were not given enough time to flee.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That night’s show was reduced from 29 to 19 songs, between the concert running late from the interruption and Toomey likely not being able to duplicate Castronovo’s lead singing moments as well as his drumming.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • None of this ever accumulates much weight, however, since the conflicts are all dulled by the one-note absurdity of the farcical plotting.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Then there is smell, dulled by our reliance on artificial fragrance; and sound, overwhelmed by notification pings.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That is quite far apart from the commercial industry, which actually stands to be diminished by these policy reforms.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By raw numbers, net domestic out-migration of Californians to other states continues even as the California exodus overall has diminished in strength.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Isaias has weakened dramatically since making landfall last night as a Category 2 hurricane.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Wide swaths of the Southwest were deluged Sunday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel weakened and moved inland, but coastal communities already battered by high surf emerged with less damage than some officials feared.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Less than a day after that subsided, a second eruption followed.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • International outrage over the carnage in Gaza, meanwhile, has largely subsided, with many countries preferring a failing peace process to none at all.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Some analysts said the results indicated elevated gas prices have dampened Constellation's performance.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the pandemic was in full swing, shops and bars were closed, and his experience was dampened.
    — Davaughnia Wilson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Deaths from the virus have decreased by 36% in the past decade.
    — Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Penalties of $3,400 issued the same month against the town of Brentwood were decreased to $2,600 after a settlement.
    — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Blunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunted. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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