Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunded
Adjective
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The lyrics have the same anesthetized ennui as in emo rap and the new wave of online rock, but the beats are menacingly new and dead-set on defacing your consciousness.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Dec. 2025 -
The former’s video-game fanfare is a set piece for beef, and the latter’s soulfulness arrives shackled to anesthetized sighs.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Verb
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While McDermott is out, Beane was promoted to president of football operations, a move that baffled many as much as the coach’s firing.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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In August 2025, the IFA determined that Lebanon Utilities' leg of the project didn't necessitate an environmental impact statement, which baffled many on the committee who see a host of potential threats.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That setback hasn’t dulled the second-year quarterback’s respect for Allen.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Firing Alonso, just eight months after appointing him to bring a fresh modern approach to the team, might have dulled some of the pain that Perez and other Madridistas were feeling after regular blows through this season, with Sunday’s Supercopa 3-2 final defeat by Barcelona the latest.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As punishment for abandoning her mother, Trisha is forcibly drugged and taken back to the Van Ness home.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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In fact, Dan (Penn Badgley) is the sole believer in the story that Serena was drugged.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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He was hospitalized, cleared, returned to a jail cell, then found unconscious that afternoon, and succumbed to his injuries, according to the Contra Costa County sheriff’s office.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Metcalf remained unconscious when firefighters left the hospital.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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To prevent over-drying, the formula is buffered with shea butter for moisture, while peppermint oil delivers a cooling, calming effect.—
Allure,
Allure,
18 Dec. 2025
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The study of climate change refugia – places that are buffered from the worst effects of global warming – has grown rapidly in recent years.—
Diana Stralberg,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At startup, the flat-six engine’s titanium exhaust sounds rowdier than that of the average 911, but is modulated enough to make long drives untaxing.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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Lopatin’s score modulated between tension and unbearable anxiety until its poignant (Iggy Pop–assisted) catharsis.—
Jack Denton,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Obtunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunded. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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