Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunded
Adjective
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But a new study of people in this state suggests the anesthetized brain still picks up sounds, words and even conversations.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026 -
Other teams soon showed that astrocytes in dishes, brain slices, and even anesthetized animals responded to various neurotransmitters.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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They are baffled by filmmakers who do not think more aggressively about sustainability, ownership, and business models around their work.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Such an unconventional approach baffled plenty of people, including the show’s musical composer Marvin Hamlisch, who at the time was in high demand in the film industry and halfway to becoming an EGOT.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The results have been impressive enough from far away, but examined more closely as a blunted, external force, Big Brother has almost always been too literal in horror cinema.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Orientation matters; garlic is planted vertically, with the root (blunted) end of the clove facing down, and the sprout (pointy) end facing up.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His helmet was not matte black, after all, but scratched up and dulled by dings and scuffings.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Its poster seems to capture the group’s anarchic spirit, proving that age hasn’t dulled their rebel yell.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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After the first injection, Plaintiff appeared drugged on camera.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Maryam turned her back to me and soon drifted into a deep, drugged sleep.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Exposing the dental pulp and cleaning out the cavity’s contents also would have deadened the nerves and blood vessels there, leading to pain relief, Zubova said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Merrill had the same impulse—the need to become a self not necessarily free of all that money could buy but not crippled or deadened by it, either.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This disrupts unconscious bias in real-time.—
Carolina Guardiola Romo,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The investigation revealed Samnath was left at the hospital unconscious in a wheelchair Television Jamaica (TVJ) previously reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Multiple security checkpoints buffered the site from the street, and officers from both agencies maintained a heavy presence throughout the groundbreaking ceremony.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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Rooms located between passenger decks are buffered from the noise of public spaces.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Obtunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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