as in to mute
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tone (down)
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International reaction to the attack has been muted, with only a few voices condemning the lethal strike.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025 -
From stern to bow, the boat was a lesson in restrained elegance, with plenty of teak wood and muted, calming shades.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, many in Washington have entertained the notion that Venezuelan oil could ease international energy prices and blunt the Russian war machine.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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New York is also facing a lawsuit filed by 22 Republican attorneys general who argue that the law will do little to blunt the impact of climate change while passing on the costs to the state’s consumers in the form of higher energy bills.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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Wind and road noise were nicely muted with the top up, and thanks to the 911’s sleek figure and retracting wind deflector—which doesn’t automatically deploy, thankfully—wind noise was impressively muffled at highway pace.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The arms would go into the sleeves and for a moment their head and face were muffled in the garment.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Even when the Dodgers find a glimmer, it has been dulled rather quickly.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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This etching makes a countertop easily stain and dulls the surface.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Made with prebiotic oat to soothe irritation and support the skin barrier, the gentle cream also has feverfew extract, which is packed with antioxidants that reduce redness and further calm irritation.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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Funding used in high school for more than 29 credit hours will reduce scholarship eligibility after high school by one year, and more than 59 credit hours will reduce eligibility by two years.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The smell of hot cereal and damp earth clings low in the air.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Mosquitoes are attracted to damp or humid areas, standing water, warm temperatures, dark shady areas, and carbon dioxide.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Aug. 2025
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Growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, famed architect and designer Aline Asmar d’Amman was often cozied in her room, her nose buried in a book to dampen the noise from the bombs outside.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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These comments come as factions of the GOP have fought to dampen the heat from this issue since July.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Tone (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tone%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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