deafened; deafening
ˈde-fə-niŋ 
ˈdef-niŋ
; deafens
: to make permanently or temporarily deaf
was deafened by the explosion
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Even by Cannes 2024, the conversation around AI had become so deafening that the filmmakers didn’t want to explain their cheeky cinematic device in full.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Everything’s gone from actually deafening to dead silent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The Dodgers’ deafening silence hasn’t quieted a public outcry.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The ride to orbit After the countdown clock struck zero, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket roared to life, sending a blinding blaze and deafening blast across the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Everything’s gone from actually deafening to dead silent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The Dodgers’ deafening silence hasn’t quieted a public outcry.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The ride to orbit After the countdown clock struck zero, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket roared to life, sending a blinding blaze and deafening blast across the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Deafen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deafen. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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