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obtunded

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verb

past tense of obtund

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunded
Adjective
  • Images: University of Hong Kong/Science Robotics Sun and his colleagues tested the mobility of the robots by injecting them into the yolks of anesthetized zebrafish embryos.
    Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2018
  • Lamb and Smit approach with their gear and check vitals, then begin measuring, sampling and hoisting the grizzly’s anesthetized body into the air in a sling winched to a tree.
    Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even though the detective is armed with hotel footage, Harrison tries to stay calm, downplaying his role as Foster’s bellhop and knowledge of the drugged woman Foster was parading around.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 July 2025
  • The victim told officials that he was bound at the wrists and drugged, shocked with electric wires, hit in the head with a firearm and dangled over a ledge at the top of stairs.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Fox also said that Matthews is not responsible for knocking unconscious the male victim seen in the viral video.
    Peter D'Abrosca , CB Cotton, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • After Terrell was hit, according to the New York City Police Department, he was found unconscious on top of the train at the station.
    Brian Brant, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While the emphasis on ESG has softened, the focus on sustainable, scalable growth remains a guiding principle.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • McDermott has softened on those decisions recently.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Has that dampened, at all, the enthusiasm surrounding March Madness?
    Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Following several years during which higher central bank base rates and macroeconomic uncertainty have dampened economic sentiment, optimism is returning and M&A activity is expected to increase.
    Julien Villemonteix, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Obtunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunded. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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