unmuffled

past tense of unmuffle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmuffled
Verb
  • Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • As a result, his voice was confident, clear, and amplified by an empty-headed belief in his own good intentions.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • But as wealth inequities simultaneously reach new extremes, the transfer has amplified questions about whether wealthy families are moving fast in their promises of impactful giving.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • It isn't intended to be enhanced by treating the inmate with hostility and cruelty.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Others, already on the flight home, leave with their reputations enhanced, their followers multiplied and their place in World Cup folklore secure.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The continued seismic activity has heightened fears among residents, many of whom remain unwilling to return to homes that might have suffered structural damage.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026
  • An interesting month for the ‘baby designer’ crowd A new genome-editing tool used in early embryos has illuminated the role of a key gene overseeing the first stages of human development — and heightened the ongoing debate about whether such tools could or should ever be used to make a baby.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Recent workplace shifts have deepened the loneliness epidemic.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The continued seismic activity has deepened fears among residents already traumatized by the disaster.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The National Association of Secretaries of State, which has long been a place for secretaries to discuss election security threats, has stepped up its efforts this year, said spokesman John Milhofer.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • That’s when Tucker, who went three for five with four RBIs Saturday, stepped up to the plate.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
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“Unmuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmuffled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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