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as in numbed
lacking in sensation or feeling
I've been sitting in the same position for too long and now my feet are numb
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as in blank
not expressing any emotion
apparently in shock, he answered the police officer's questions with a numb expression on his face
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as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
years of physical and emotional abuse had rendered the woman numb and withdrawn
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as in to dull
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
wait for the medication to numb your mouth
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Recent Examples of numb
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Handling and steering were neither numb nor abrupt, and the single foot brake stopped me quickly.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
Granted, practically everyone has been numbed by the hype cycle.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Cold restricts blood circulation to numb pain and reduce bruising.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Handling and steering were neither numb nor abrupt, and the single foot brake stopped me quickly.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
The drugs numbed all the pain Babbitt felt from that experience.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
Granted, practically everyone has been numbed by the hype cycle.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numb
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To immediately set the mood, decorate your grand entrance with a photo op: This could be as simple as hanging a banner on a blank wall and flanking it with some flowers.Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
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The first is when Beth’s aunt, the famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, asked them point blank if they were getting married.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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On May 24, stoic Saturn will also enter Aries, forcing you to get serious and grounded in your routine over the course of the next two years.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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The heart wrenching film, based on a book by author Colleen Hoover, follows a flower shop owner named Lily Blossom Bloom (Lively), who falls in love with a dashing neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) and reconnects with her stoic childhood sweetheart, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar).Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Proposals are exciting and overwhelming, but a too-loose or tight ring could dull the breathtaking moment.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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It’s even been easy to clean smaller messes and the fabric hasn’t pilled or dulled.Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
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The woman, who was not publicly identified, was asleep on an idle F train at the Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, the police department said.Doha Madani, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Maintaining adequate calcium levels helps with falling and staying asleep.Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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The cup is empty; a drink must be purchased to pour into it.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Allen was given 65 years for each murder, to run consecutively. Allen, wearing an orange jumpsuit, a gray sweatshirt and ankle chains, looked over at the courtroom seats reserved for his family, which sat empty.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Hoping for a calm four years while waiting out Trump’s term is not a viable option for South Korea, either.Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Quarterback Aidan O’Connell did his part and was calm in the pocket, finding Jakobi Meyers and Tre Tucker for touchdowns and not throwing an interception.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The federal government was more successful reducing homelessness among veterans in part because housing and mental health services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs were strategically paired with resources from HUD, experts told USA TODAY.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Perform Flare Legging is only $26 (previously $88), while the ReNew Fleece Oversized Crew is reduced to $29 from $98.Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
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Analysts say that the candidates’ lackluster campaigns failed to entice apathetic young people and generated unusual levels of voter indecision.Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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While failing to entice apathetic young voters and generating extraordinary indecision, Uruguay's lackluster electoral campaigns steered clear of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere in the world, like in the United States and neighboring Argentina.NAYARA BATSCHKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Numb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numb. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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