deadening 1 of 2

present participle of deaden
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deadening

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adjective

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Recent Examples of deadening
Adjective
The tires also contain a sound-deadening foam that contributes to the Optiq’s quiet cabin. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 Here was an invention no one had asked for, that promised to upend perfectly good industries while further deadening the American intellect and locking in place the political biases of post-Covid Biden-crats. Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025 To that end, Cadillac at least ramps up the sound deadening to improve NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) that an internal combustion engine might otherwise drown out. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025 By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe. David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deadening
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadening
Verb
  • And this misapplication, whether through inappropriate comparisons and limited context, or a disregard for methodological boundaries, risks undermining both consumer and stakeholder trust in sustainability claims and data integrity—and misleading investments and interventions.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Examples of creative destruction include e-commerce disrupting retail, streaming services replacing videocassette and DVD rentals and internet advertising undermining newspaper advertising.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Actions the report calls for include rapidly reducing planet-heating pollution and scaling up carbon removal from the atmosphere.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • See video … LISTEN Tune in to the FOX NEWS RUNDOWN PODCAST to learn how the White House plans to strengthen control over critical minerals while reducing dependence on China.
    , FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Schultz also slow-walked the trial use of the fast-acting anesthetic ketamine by paramedics, who were able to administer only four doses in six months under his stewardship.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dental surgeon William Thomas Green Morton saw the case as the perfect opportunity to test his anesthetic breathing apparatus in the hospital’s amphitheater.
    RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By suddenly disclosing its true holdings, China could drive up gold prices while signaling stronger backing for the renminbi, thus weakening the dollar’s global clout.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Recent economic data has suggested a weakening labor market and inflation up a touch, but not so much as to crack the stock market.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 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
Adjective
  • Even in the analgesic study, where traditional scales often failed or even showed misleading results (for example, participants reporting more pain after receiving an analgesic), the monetary measures correctly and significantly detected differences.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The draft, titled Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Chronic Pain, outlines steps to creating and seeking alternative chronic pain treatments amid the opioid epidemic, specifically the development of non-opioid analgesic products.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Betelgeuse, formally known as Alpha Orionis, will one day end its life in a spectacular supernova explosion upon exhausting the last of its fuel, which could be as bright as the full moon.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The policy at hand says district employees aren’t allowed to physically restrain a student except in emergency situations when a student’s behavior is immediately dangerous and after exhausting less intrusive alternatives.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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

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