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obtunded

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verb

past tense of obtund

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunded
Adjective
  • Kwong’s secretary complained more than a decade ago that her boss would remark on the grooming of anesthetized patients’ pubic hair, The Times previously reported.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • As of 2021, 14 states had rules protecting against non-consensual exams of anesthetized patients, according to a study published in January 2022 in the journal Annals of Surgery Open.
    Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • In recent years, driver's license revocations for drugged driving rose 65 percent and fatal DUI crashes increased over 50 percent.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The drugged reptiles had been outfitted with their gear and constrained by containers that resembled huge, long coolers with removable wire-mesh tops and collapsible doors in the front.
    Jeff VanderMeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Mercury in Sagittarius is igniting your 12th house of closure, healing and unconscious patterns, pushing you to do some serious soul-searching.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Foster this by offering regular training on unconscious bias and media ethics, as well as establishing ongoing feedback loops that give employees a voice.
    Kristelle Beecher, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Le Pen, whose party has softened its anti-EU stance in recent years, denies wrongdoing and claims the case is politically driven.
    Sylvie Corbet and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Add pear slices to skillet, and reduce heat to medium; cook, flipping occasionally, until pear slices are browned and slightly softened, about 6 minutes.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Changes in residents’ lifestyles and a wave of middle-class emigration during the COVID-19 pandemic have dampened local demand.
    Ani Freedman, Fortune Asia, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The pain of that experience dampened any enthusiasm for taking risks with further military pullbacks.
    Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Obtunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunded. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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