blunting

present participle of blunt

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Recent Examples of blunting San Diego City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn, who sits on the water authority’s board of directors, asked officials to gather more options for blunting the impact of rate hikes. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025 Many shutdowns have largely played out over the weekend, blunting the impact, according to the CRFB. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 That action led the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, to issue a landmark ruling in June blunting the power of judges. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025 But many are now finding that geopolitics is blunting their ambitions. Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025 Other times, long rates resist or even rise, flattening the curve and blunting the Fed’s impact. Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 While Sinner responded in the second set, highlighted by a backhand smash that ended a 19-shot rally and got the crowd behind him, albeit briefly, Alcaraz wasted no time blunting Sinner’s momentum in the third. Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025 Almost 12 million lower-income Americans would lose their health insurance by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), blunting the significant coverage gains made under the ACA. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunting
Verb
  • Solutions like breathable film packaging and smart logistics play a crucial role in reducing waste and prolonging shelf life.
    William Jones, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Adopting a healthy lifestyle, including diet, exercise, sleep, maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding sugar, eliminating tobacco, and curbing or skipping alcoholic beverages altogether, play a role in reducing early breast cancer recurrence.
    Marnie Goodfriend, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Party of Two—the fifth novel in a series featuring the same group of friends—the protagonist, Olivia, has to navigate the spotlight that comes with dating a senator without dulling her own ambitions.
    Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of softener, add half a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle to naturally soften towels and remove detergent residue without dulling the color.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This pattern of visits from Americans of steadily diminishing rank (watch for a visit from a deputy director of the Fish and Wildlife Service in mid-January) suggests the opposite of sustained attention.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Hormone therapy is often an effective option for menopausal women who are experiencing these uncomfortable symptoms due to the diminishing levels of ovarian hormones.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Washington — The Federal Reserve was already facing one of its most difficult battles, steering a shifting economy through a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Far from expanding opportunity, this excessive wealth locks millions out of the chance to innovate and build, weakening growth for all.
    Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Sora 2 might just be another online fad, a reality-deadening distraction that people will soon tire of.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Thin sound deadening The Enabling Technology prize went to CompositeEdge GmbH and ATA Mute BV for a new kind of sound deadening.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moreover, persistent uncertainty is also dampening economic activity.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Rising insurance costs, intensifying storms and growing awareness of flood risks are already dampening home sales in some communities − and thus opportunities to simply hand over one’s risk to someone else and move on.
    Debolina Banerjee, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Blunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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