as in dulls
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
wait for the medication to numb your mouth
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Recent Examples of numbs
This is the type of consistency that numbs fans from their love of the game.
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Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Cold water immersion constricts blood vessels, reduces swelling, numbs sore areas, and flushes lactic acid from the muscles.
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Outside,
10 Dec. 2025
Polarity numbs himself with alcohol and can’t be bothered with God U’s suspicious new Dean, aptly named Cipher (Hamish Linklater).
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Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Cold water immersion constricts blood vessels, reduces swelling, numbs sore areas, and flushes lactic acid from the muscles.
—
Outside,
10 Dec. 2025
Polarity numbs himself with alcohol and can’t be bothered with God U’s suspicious new Dean, aptly named Cipher (Hamish Linklater).
—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for numbs
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And that difference matters, because the same adaptation that dulls our good experiences can dull a gratitude practice, too.
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His status as a third-round pick dulls how the Eagles view his potential to fulfill either question.
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Soluble fiber reduces cholesterol levels by blocking its absorption in the digestive tract and promoting its excretion from the body.
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Its 58-degree vertical design reduces wrist strain, while advanced features boost productivity.
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
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As shame diminishes, confidence can grow.
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Several studies show that dietary fiber blunts the blood sugar response, helping prevent spikes and dips.
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The cinematography drains vitality from even its most visually obvious ideas with lighting that blunts the impact of nearly every other department.
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When foreign investors pull money out of the country, demand for the rupiah drops, and the currency weakens.
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Every interaction either builds confidence or weakens it.
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As someone who enjoys gardening and beautifying my yard, one thing that always dampens my mood is the sight of weeds.
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El Nino often dampens — but doesn’t eliminate — Atlantic hurricane season activity, but increases it in the Pacific.
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After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it.
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Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff.
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“Numbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numbs. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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