cauterizing

verb

Definition of cauterizingnext
present participle of cauterize
as in reducing
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling time had cauterized his bitterness, and he was willing to let bygones be bygones

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cauterizing
  1. reducing
  2. deadening
  3. diminishing
  4. weakening
  5. numbing
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  • Alternative Minimum Tax The AMT is a secondary tax put in place to prevent taxpayers—specifically, those with high incomes—from reducing their tax bill through the use of tax preference items like deductions.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pauses also play a critical role in reducing chronic stress.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of reducing
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  • Philips’ problems first surfaced publicly in June 2021, when the company warned that the noise-deadening foam lining its equipment, mostly CPAP machines, could break apart, sending potentially toxic particles and fumes into users’ throats and lungs.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Her days increasingly consisted of soul-deadening meetings and consultations.
    David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of deadening
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  • The area bounded by Vincennes, Terre Haute, Muncie and Kokomo saw a general eight to 12 inches with snowfall amounts diminishing to just a few inches northwest towards Lafayette.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, as detection systems improve using things like quantum sensors, AI, and multi-domain networks, the effectiveness of such stealth measures is diminishing.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminishing
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  • Instead of weakening, the civic movement gathered speed.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The technical picture is weakening The stock's behavior is weak, as shown in the chart below.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakening
Verb
  • Sometimes involving ear-splitting hollering or other exclamations of a brain-numbing piercing quality.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Goodnow Farms Dark Chocolate The floral green Sichuan peppercorns in this velvety treat are more aromatic than numbing, highlighting the herbaceous Peruvian cacao.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of numbing
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