Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunded
Adjective
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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 -
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
Verb
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New York Knicks radio broadcaster Tyler Murray was baffled Wednesday night.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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This new dating trend is leaving people baffled and heartbroken.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
9 June 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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The sparkle of the moment is somewhat dulled, though, when Mark turns to Margo and claims to have never called CPS on her.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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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
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The dude can work in Van Halen song titles or stupid words from drugged-out journalists on demand and on command.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Finnish midfielder deadened the ball with a foot and quickly chipped it laterally over nearby defenders.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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In June 2021, Michelle Meder, 53, became disoriented and later unconscious on the Tonto Trail near Monument Creek.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The episode ends with the sight of an unconscious Lance in the trunk of a car, abducted by some unseen assailant.—
Rachel LaBonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Helsinki is buffered by more than 300 islands, and its harbor is always busy.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
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Export restrictions, logistical prioritization, and bilateral agreements allow the Kremlin to shape supply availability in ways that oil markets, buffered by deep inventories and diversified producers, simply cannot replicate.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Obtunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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