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as in undermined
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success
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2
as in wetted
to make or become slightly or moderately wet
damp the shirt slightly before ironing it
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as in reduced
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
nothing seemed to damp the unwelcome attentions of her suitor
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as in quenched
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Recent Examples of damped
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
The story of damped harmonic systems goes back to 1900, when British physicist Horace Lamb built a simple mathematical model of a particle vibrating inside a solid.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Its carbon-fiber tonearm and damped aluminum platter reduce resonance for clearer, more dynamic sound, while the pre-mounted cartridge keeps setup refreshingly straightforward.
—Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damped
Verb
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Kennedy has repeatedly undermined the MMR vaccine.—
Mackenzie France,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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This slow adoption stems from a low tolerance for errors, past disappointments with AI and a belief that years of legal training shouldn't be undermined by machine learning—all valid perspectives widely discussed in the industry.—
Matthew Sole,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Passenger travel time between Paris, Europe’s second-largest metropolitan area, and Milan, Europe’s third-largest metropolitan area, will be reduced to 4½ hours from 6½-7½ hours.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nearly half the agency's staff has been reduced, including hundreds of FSA employees.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Childhood illnesses had severely weakened her own heart.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the legal safeguards against such encounters have weakened.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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But none of this has dampened the their desires to train and compete.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
11 Sep. 2025
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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The phasing in of the wage increase seems to have blunted the referendum effort, acknowledged San Diego County Lodging Association Board Chairman Robert Gleason.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The very tool meant to sharpen medical practice had perhaps blunted it.—
Murali Doraiswamy,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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That could explain the oxygen released from the Mars soil sample when moistened.—
Joel S. Levine,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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Drizzle butter over crumb mixture; pulse until evenly moistened.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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Syracuse University professor Dimitar Gueorguiev warned that TikTok’s edge has dulled.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even when the Dodgers find a glimmer, it has been dulled rather quickly.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Damped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damped. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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