blunted

Example Sentences

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Without that message, the itch-relief sensation is blunted, enabling excessive scratching that can damage the skin, according to Gualdani’s team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Arteta has spoken previously about how chaos and attacking more directly were effective ways for Arsenal to create chances when Zubimendi's influence was blunted by being man-marked.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Yet, as excited as those artists were to support their industry comrades, their efforts were repeatedly blunted by the Globes’ worst impulses.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

The housing market has been blunted for several years because of a combination of high prices and mortgages.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Her physical terror had blunted her emotional perceptions.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith