as in mute
a device on a musical instrument that deadens or softens its tone
the pianist used the damper pedal on the piano for the quiet passages
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Exterior upgrades include a more aggressive look with adaptive dampers, 22-inch wheels and black-and-chrome exterior accents, including black roof rails.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
The loss puts a serious damper on the Trojans’ Playoff hopes.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
In fact, the new top mounts and custom R53 Engineering dampers are said to offer three percent more compliance than the donor 911.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Besides, if quarterly reporting is such a damper on long-term investment, someone forgot to tell big tech.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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James Raia, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
The loss puts a serious damper on the Trojans’ Playoff hopes.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
In fact, the new top mounts and custom R53 Engineering dampers are said to offer three percent more compliance than the donor 911.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Besides, if quarterly reporting is such a damper on long-term investment, someone forgot to tell big tech.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damper
mute
Noun
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Combined mode shows the total level for both inputs and mutes both at once.—
Phil Nickinson,
PC Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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After accidentally starting a wildfire, 7-year-old Lu, mute and from an abusive home, slyly tricks Merribelle, a hardworking trans woman, into kidnapping her — sparking a beautifully unexpected bond with a devastating expiration date.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2022
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“Damper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damper. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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