blunting

present participle of blunt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunting
Verb
  • These chatbots can resolve common employee queries, automate ticket routing and provide 24/7 assistance, reducing dependency on support staff.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Nations are now embedding climate into trade policy, such as the European Union’s carbon tariff that holds imports to EU environmental standards, and linking reducing carbon pollution to industrial policy.
    Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But the same things that prevent parents from maintaining employment or housing — especially substance abuse and mental illness — often inhibit them from engaging in services, while also diminishing their ability to protect and care for their children.
    Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
  • After his round, the Irishman did not tolerate the media diminishing his spot in the tournament.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Moffett also said artificial intelligence isn’t driving an upgrade cycle as hoped, noting that there is weakening demand in China along with antitrust concerns.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
  • With high expectations for future new orders along with expanding current new orders, the outlooks for material handling and supply chain industries are positive, despite some weakening in the December MHI BAI report.
    Jason Schenker, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The tires also contain a sound-deadening foam that contributes to the Optiq’s quiet cabin.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Here was an invention no one had asked for, that promised to upend perfectly good industries while further deadening the American intellect and locking in place the political biases of post-Covid Biden-crats.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Notably, recent economic indicators mark the first contraction in consumer spending in two years, sending ripples throughout the airline industry and dampening investor sentiment.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • There are new fears about an outbreak of red tide dampening the winter tourism season.
    Jennifer Reed, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Blunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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