Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtund
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Still, that venue-filling sound doesn’t dull the music’s bleeding edge.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025 -
While short-term boosts are possible, too much artificial stimulation can dull the natural response over time.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Media coalitions' cases challenging similar police buffer laws in Louisiana and Tennessee remain pending.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
6 Aug. 2025
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By improving accuracy in demand planning and reducing overpayments in customs processes, firms can buffer against unpredictable tariff costs.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Despite missing its chance to develop, the disorganized area of steady rain and a few thunderstorms will dampen parts of far southern Texas in the early afternoon before easing up in the evening.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Having the Fed as a monetary hoover to keep bond yields stable will help to dampen some of the risks of indebtedness, but will store up greater risks for later.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Inflation remains elevated, job growth is moderating, and President Trump’s new tariffs on key trading partners risk driving up costs, dampening consumer spending and business investment alike.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Araki will participate in an onstage conversation after the screening with lead star Joseph Gordon-Levitt and novelist Scott Heim, who wrote the source material; Sean Baker will moderate.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This multitasking formula from Dermalogica softens and hydrates skin as well as depuffs, brightens, and exfoliates it.—
Esme Benjamin,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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This beloved overnight treatment deeply hydrates and softens dry, flaky lips.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Obtund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtund. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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