Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtunds
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One case that still baffles is the macabre story of Virginia McCullough, who killed her parents for their money – and then lived with their bodies for four years.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This high level of contract coverage provides strong earnings visibility and cushions the company against short-term freight rate volatility.—
Ankita Dhawan,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Osteoarthritis is a disease that comes about as the cartilage that cushions your joints gradually disappears.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The only thing that occasionally dulls his pain is opioid use, as the British prison has a thriving drug-trading industry involving a variety of goods and services.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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This etching makes a countertop easily stain and dulls the surface.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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This gradual recalibration softens the circadian shock without majorly disrupting your day-to-day life.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The result is a labor supply shock that economists say is constraining hiring, piling on pressure even as demand softens simultaneously.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Luckily for them, the Carolina Panthers have even further to go on defense, which dampens the exciting second half of the season produced by QB Bryce Young and the offense.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Persistently high unemployment in California not only strains unemployment insurance and social services but also dampens consumer confidence, posing risks to the stability of the nation's largest state economy.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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While the Earth system is unfathomably complex, Mills has been able to reproduce the broad trajectory of our climate over the ages by turning just four knobs — each of which modulates the carbon dioxide budget.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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That’s a big deal because plate tectonics is our master story for how Earth recycles rock, drives volcanism and mountain-building, and modulates climate over geologic time.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Obtunds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtunds. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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