UNMUFFLED Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

unmuffled

verb

past tense of unmuffle

as in increased

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Tensions have surged in the West Bank, and extremist Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians have increased exponentially, emboldened by right-wing, ultra-nationalist politicians in Israel's government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of increased

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Celebrity talent further amplified visibility across channels, with Michelle Williams, Lucia Nyong’o, John Boyega, Kun and Sharon Stone fueling social buzz.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
His torrid first half against Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League final six weeks earlier gave the impression of a footballer being put into an uncomfortable position where his strengths were marginalised and his flaws amplified.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of amplified

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Enduring principles can be enhanced by the essential replenishment of ideas — notions that might seem to contradict but that also sure can live in harmony.

— Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
The ambience is enhanced by keeping open the ark of the Torah, the usually closed chamber at the front of the synagogue that protects the scrolls of scripture.

— Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of enhanced

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Over its 1,200 pages, the novel becomes a haunting of a haunting, a terror echoed and heightened over time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Heavy, uninterrupted nicotine ingestion can trigger blood pressure spikes, elevated heart rates, sleep disruption and heightened anxiety.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of heightened

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Sunday's results have deepened his problems, focusing attention even more closely on his ability to deliver reforms while also keeping the governing coalition and his own party together.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Neighbors were getting them too The mystery deepened when Scarpella learned several neighbors on his block were receiving similar packages.

— Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of deepened

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The Pakistani Taliban, formally known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, have stepped up their attacks on Pakistani security forces, boosted by the Afghan Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
When Bruno Fernandes stepped up to the penalty spot on Sunday afternoon, all eyes were at first on him.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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