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as in undermining
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
an excess of detail deadens much of the mystery novel's suspense
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as in reducing
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
a couple of aspirins deadened the headache
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Recent Examples of deadening
Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2024
Her days increasingly consisted of soul-deadening meetings and consultations.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Yet by themselves, tools, methods, processes and structures are inert and deadening.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
And the shine from his latest gold medal hasn’t come close to deadening.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Philips’ problems first surfaced publicly in June 2021, when the company warned that the noise-deadening foam lining its equipment, mostly CPAP machines, could break apart, sending potentially toxic particles and fumes into users’ throats and lungs.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2024
Her days increasingly consisted of soul-deadening meetings and consultations.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Yet by themselves, tools, methods, processes and structures are inert and deadening.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
And the shine from his latest gold medal hasn’t come close to deadening.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadening
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Some practitioners, like Dr. Soni, use a local anesthetic cream and ice on the area, others just go straight to injecting.Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Multimodal analgesia uses a combination of at least two medications or anesthetic techniques, each relieving pain through distinct mechanisms.Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Telecom companies and federal regulators were asleep on the job and as a result, Americans’ calls, messages, and phone records have been accessed by foreign spies intent on undermining our national security.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the past 18 months, Johnson eliminated 456 Police Department vacancies, stunting any potential growth in ranks and canceled police academy training classes, further undermining the department’s future capability.Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company's innovative approach combines box-free drop-off locations with streamlined processing, allowing merchants to manage reverse logistics more effectively while reducing strain on store and warehouse staff.Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Miller's perseverance and expertise have been instrumental in overcoming these challenges, helping Cadence OTC play a crucial role in reducing unintended pregnancies and improving reproductive health outcomes.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the study, a team of researchers led by the neuroscientists Francis Lee at Weill Cornell Medicine and Anjali Rajadhyaksha at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University blocked the rewarding properties of opioids in mice while preserving the drugs’ analgesic effects.Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
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Nettle is said to have an analgesic effect, which is said to help with joint diseases such as rheumatism or osteoarthritis.Katharina Walser, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
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Additionally, stronger enforcement of existing sanctions and the introduction of tariffs on Russian goods, in addition to the goods of its backers — weakening Putin’s grip on power and the Russian economy.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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One concern Giordano brings up is rapamycin further weakening a person’s immune system.Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
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Read full email › Mr. Biden’s language tends to be more anodyne.Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 18 July 2024
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Notable features: Everyone on this show is hot in anodyne, unremarkable ways, and none of the drama is especially striking.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Some critics and documentary filmmakers say that mandate is reductive and numbing.Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2022
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Aside from being scientifically fascinating, the special effect of these peppercorns is also a key component of Sichuan cuisine’s greatest gift to the culinary world, a numbing and spicy flavor profile known as málà.Chala Tyson Tshitundu, Bon Appétit, 29 Sep. 2021
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Except as a form of hypnotic relaxation, even watching seems beside the point.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Born January 12, 1935 in Montclair, New Jersey, George Kresge was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk’s crime solving comic strip Mandrake the Magician, whose work was based on an unusually fast hypnotic technique.Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Deadening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadening. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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