Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunding
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That the Red Wings needed to attach a second-round pick to offload his money last summer was baffling at the time and looks even worse now.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Horror of this scale has the effect of deadening words, making stories of the most unimaginable violence land with a dull thud.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The tires also contain a sound-deadening foam that contributes to the Optiq’s quiet cabin.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Serving as a throughline for this 40mm model’s development are Genta’s signature, which led to the idea of his signature octagonal shape softening into the sensual curves of a cushion, leaving the ambiguity of a shape that appears round at first glance.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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On one hand, the job market is softening, and there’s political pressure from the president to slash rates aggressively to 1%.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Tariffs are dampening consumer and corporate demand, dragging on GDP.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Year to year, too, the season swings wildly, soaking the desert one summer and barely dampening it the next.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Soaring temperatures and drought also sends trees into stress, dulling the experience of fall foliage.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
2 Sep. 2025
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Many parents struggle with how to support adult children without dulling their drive or setting unrealistic expectations.—
Bob Sponseller,
The Enquirer,
26 Aug. 2025
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Leaders are expected to be adept at modulating themselves and the power and emotional dynamics of their teams; however, this is something most leaders haven’t been trained to do and are ill-equipped for.—
Anne Sugar,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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This concept is known as modulating radial forces.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2025
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Each year, Congress allocates billions to keep crops in the ground, cushioning the blow from droughts, floods, fires and market swings — a safety net that dates to the 1930s, when the Depression and Dust Bowl put the nation’s food supply at risk.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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By cushioning negative remarks between positives, the idea was that performance conversations would feel less confrontational.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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This means that any hope of signing Paul Skenes to an extension and buffering his performance on the mound with offensive support is probably slim.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Recent studies show that wild equids are key to healthy ecosystems and play a vital role by increasing ecosystem resiliency and buffering against negative impacts of climate change.—
Jennifer Best,
Denver Post,
18 Aug. 2025
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