Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunding
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That’s baffling to me that it was even checked.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Scrolling on one’s phone can be a deadening experience, but here’s someone feeling, or at least pretending to feel, a genuine feeling—even if the abundance of these videos surely numbs us further.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 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 economic environment remains foggy, with uncertainty around tariffs and a labor market that, while softening in some areas, remains remarkably resilient in others.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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This stands in sharp contrast to struggling sectors like multifamily, which are contending with softening rents and oversupply in formerly high-growth markets.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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By dampening activity only in these areas, RAP-219 is designed to dial down seizures without triggering any sedating/motor function side effects often associated with broader-acting drugs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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The devices nearly saturated the ground, and boosted humidity in the grove by 20%, dampening fire spread, Zwierzchowski said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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In parts of Southeast Asia, totality will begin as the full moon rises, dulling the effect.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 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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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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“Obtunding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunding. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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