1
as in undermined
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
an excess of detail deadens much of the mystery novel's suspense
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2
as in reduced
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
a couple of aspirins deadened the headache
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadened
Verb
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Given that the Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has already significantly undermined past interpretations of Voting Rights Act, there is significant anticipation that the majority-minority districts will be struck down as unconstitutional.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025 -
The plaintiffs claim his acts denied access to justice, violated ministerial duties and undermined the public’s trust.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Citing economic pressures, the museum reduced its staff earlier this year, with a total of eight positions affected either by layoffs or a reduction in pay and benefits.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After an anesthetized cockroach is secured on the platform, a motor slides that rig into position, and a computer vision system assesses the insect's body size and position.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Aug. 2025
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Lamb and Smit approach with their gear and check vitals, then begin measuring, sampling and hoisting the grizzly’s anesthetized body into the air in a sling winched to a tree.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the latest jobs report confirmed that the labor market weakened sharply over the spring and summer and that sectors most affected by tariffs have seen the biggest losses.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My sleep was fractured, my health declined, my decisions dulled, and my confidence wavered.—
Daisy Auger-Domínguez,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Time hasn’t dulled the impact of the Evija’s design.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Of the students who reported being drugged, 79% were female.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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McSweeney’s language moves like a drugged animal in a fluorescent tunnel—half divine, half municipal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With all other options seemingly exhausted, Una and Spock decide to take another path by getting in touch with their crewmates’ katras, roughly the Vulcan term for the soul, though the Vulcans would probably not want to use that term.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The group exhausted legal remedies after a February 2025 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that upheld a 2021 Metro Council vote to strip the building of its local landmark status, clearing the way for demolition.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The shift has blunted the impact of Toronto’s once-potent People’s Choice Award, a prize long seen as an awards-season springboard.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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A week later, apart from during a bright opening quarter of an hour when Cunha was unlucky not to open the scoring, Amorim’s side were otherwise blunted by Fulham.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Deadened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadened. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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