1
as in to mute
to deaden the sound of
the walls muffled their conversation so that only a low murmur was heard
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
the airport had been muffled in fog all morning long
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Recent Examples of muffle
In their view, the NIH sought to muffle the views of people who opposed animal testing and wanted to discuss this online.
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Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 30 July 2024
Party leaders were no longer willing to muffle their panic.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024
Many of the ringers wore earplugs or headphones to muffle the deafening peals.
—Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
Use noise dampening equipment: Get your pet soundproof earmuffs or a sound machine to play soothing sounds to muffle noise.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 30 July 2024
Party leaders were no longer willing to muffle their panic.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024
Many of the ringers wore earplugs or headphones to muffle the deafening peals.
—Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
Use noise dampening equipment: Get your pet soundproof earmuffs or a sound machine to play soothing sounds to muffle noise.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffle
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Colombia's diplomatic response has so far been muted, with officials requesting clarification and justice for the victims.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nix can mute critics and change minds by performing well against a Super Bowl contender.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
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Rolling on custom 19-inch wheels wrapped in performance tires, the Suprabird is a fitting tribute.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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The first-look preview opens with his portrayal of the Hollywood legend wrapping on The Godfather.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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Junior linebacker Jared Ibarra and senior safety Emmanuel El Shaddai Hill highlight a defense capable of stifling top attacks.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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To simply cut these people with abandon (and replace others with political appointees) could have severe consequences, such as stifling disaster response and increasing the likelihood of corruption.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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First, a gorgeous Saint Candle created by innovative music executive, Ira DeWitt, that not only includes holy oil and envelops your world in scented luxury, but each candle supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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That’s why California’s Montage Health Ohana campus—a behavioral health center for children and youth, which opened in December—is enveloped by oak trees, rosemary, and lavender plants.Jeff Wilser, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Baggy pants shrouded his tall, notoriously lean frame.Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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But one reveal was about a character who has been missing for two weeks now, Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal who has always been shrouded in quite a bit of mystery.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The conservative values still run deep in Livingston County, where rural farmland encloses its few urban areas.Sonja Krohn and Siddhi Choubey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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The theory is supported by recent efforts to uncover the identity of our most recent prokaryotic ancestor — the ancient cell that first enclosed a bacterium, resulting in the eukaryotic cell type.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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He’s got to give a bio-musical performance, which means broadcasting, in quick succession, a series of emotional peaks and valleys, via what can feel like a grab bag of historical trivia, all encased in restrictive mythos.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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There, Ken waits for the guys to figure out the cord situation, while still encased in his blanket.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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Permits to cut in the White River National Forest, which encompasses a wide swath along Interstate 70 from Summit County to Glenwood Springs, including Summit, Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield Counties, also are available through recreation.gov.John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Wicks won a second term serving Assembly District 14, which encompasses much of the East Bay from Hercules to Piedmont, with numerous metro areas caught in the state’s ongoing housing crisis.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Muffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffle. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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