Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunded
Adjective
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But his instincts fail him continually in a dull, emotionally anesthetized story that surges to life only in the presence of Otone’s combative mother-in-law (Kimiko Yo), who seems rightly skeptical of Kakeru 2.0.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026 -
Future research could help clinicians guide the anesthetized brain toward a sleep-like state, rather than a coma-like one.—
Lucy Nemchek,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2026
Verb
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His mother, Ahmani Hicks, describes him as a kid who loved sports, and she's baffled as to why her son was targeted.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Known as the Galactic Center Excess, a spherical gamma-ray glow extending out for thousands of light-years from the core of our galaxy, this high-energy light has baffled researchers for over a decade.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 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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Bitch, despite being created with Reed in tandem with My Face Hurts From Smiling, leans more pop and R&B with lyrics that may have been dulled down for palatability.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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Becka is drugged and married off to Garth (Brad Alexander), the man Agnes is in love with.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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After the first injection, Plaintiff appeared drugged on camera.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 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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She was found unconscious in the bay and had emergency brain surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital the night of the crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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The man was unconscious and unresponsive after hitting the ground, police said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 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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Commitment to the greater good buffered the AI aversion.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Obtunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunded. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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