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a device on a musical instrument that deadens or softens its tone
the pianist used the damper pedal on the piano for the quiet passages
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That could effectively serve as a damper pedal on baseball's already notoriously slow-developing free-agent market.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Credit them with winning 10 games although losing three of their last four and blowing a chance to win the ACC championship and get into the playoff put a huge damper on the season.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
While almost all the apartments sold for less than $1 million are co-ops (as condos cost more), the problems buyers perceive with that form of ownership remain a damper on their prices.
—Frederick Peters, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The steering is firm and direct, while air suspension and adaptive dampers provided a smooth and controlled ride on driving on past meadows on fast, rolling roads and alongside twisting rivers.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Credit them with winning 10 games although losing three of their last four and blowing a chance to win the ACC championship and get into the playoff put a huge damper on the season.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
While almost all the apartments sold for less than $1 million are co-ops (as condos cost more), the problems buyers perceive with that form of ownership remain a damper on their prices.
—Frederick Peters, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The steering is firm and direct, while air suspension and adaptive dampers provided a smooth and controlled ride on driving on past meadows on fast, rolling roads and alongside twisting rivers.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for damper
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“Damper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damper. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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