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Expect a whole lot of yelling, a roiling sea of mosh pits and enough bass to deafen all of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

“The desire to deafen and respond with noise reflects a kind of discredit of the political discourse,” said Christian Salmon, a French essayist.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2023

Opposing sides defecate piles of paperwork at one another, seemingly hoping to discourage or deafen the opponent.

From Golf Digest ● Dec. 6, 2018

“Tribes” isn’t just about auditory deafness, but also the inner voices that scramble the psyche and deafen us to others’ needs, and the difference between cerebral and emotional intelligence.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2017

The blast didn’t just deafen Alex, it shuddered right through him as if trying to rip out his heart.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

To recognize that the paralysis of suffering deafens us to our own emotions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

But indiscriminately blocking or hiding the voices of those you don’t agree with does not silence them; it only deafens you.

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2016

Another competition of this mould - regardless of how it is packaged - would surely just add to the white noise that already deafens fans of football’s most saturated market.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 13, 2015

A seaport, South Street or otherwise, isn’t the right place to experience Dinosaur Jr.—the band is best enjoyed in a dark, enclosed room, where you can adore it viscerally, as it deafens you.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 14, 2014

Dewey’s ears ring with it—a ringing that almost deafens him to the whispery rush of Smith’s soft voice.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Others, like dolphins and whales who use sonar for navigation, will be deafened.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024

Mohammad Wali said he was listening to a speaker address the crowd when the huge explosion temporarily deafened him.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023

The telescope is among the most sensitive in the world at these low frequencies, but it could soon be deafened by signals emanating from a mundane source: electric trains.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2023

Even under his noise-canceling headset, Baseer said, the blast deafened him.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

I’m pretty sure I deafened the poor woman who called with my scream of yes, and then when I told Zara, she deafened me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The noise coming from the stands was deafening — “like nothing else that you would ever hear,” Guardabascio said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

A stadium that has rocked to the sound of protest has now returned to deafening praise.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

But the pine trees lining Krystal Polk's home, in her family for generations, don't protect her from the data center's deafening drone, which sounds like a jet that never takes off.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Roxanne Brown’s journey to leading the United Steelworkers union didn’t start in the heat and deafening noise of a steel mill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Just the deafening silence of everybody you know forgetting your name.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss