blunts

verb

present tense third-person singular of blunt
as in reduces
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene

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Recent Examples of blunts And that success blunts the effectiveness of what the Iranians are trying to do at the Strait of Hormuz. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Several studies show that dietary fiber blunts the blood sugar response, helping prevent spikes and dips. — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 8 July 2026 The cinematography drains vitality from even its most visually obvious ideas with lighting that blunts the impact of nearly every other department. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026 By this decade, your body has started to naturally lose muscle mass, and putting on new muscle may be more difficult due to anabolic resistance, which blunts the muscle’s ability to respond to external stimuli like exercise and protein. — Emma Loewe, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026 For Sanders, landing and holding a blue-chip defensive back during a losing season is a massive recruiting win that blunts any narratives of recruits fleeing the program. — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 For Singh, Stargate blunts the essence of the Clayton Act by potentially eliminating competition down the road. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunts
  1. reduces
  2. dulls
  3. numbs
  4. deadens
  5. diminishes
  6. weakens
  7. dampens
  8. decreases
Verb
  • This eliminates manual handoffs, reduces errors and ensures cash flow is tracked from the first quote, not after the fact.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Swapping every other drink for a non-alcoholic option reduces total consumption and creates longer gaps between servings.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduces
Verb
  • Over time, these harsh or oily formulas leave behind residue that dulls the shine and attracts dirt, making your floors look cloudy instead of clean.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps the palm-tree mural emphasizes the open windowlessness of the subterranean, or the flat color dulls exertion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dulls
Verb
  • The slime of some species also numbs an attacker’s tongue, protecting them from predators.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
  • This is the type of consistency that numbs fans from their love of the game.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of numbs
Verb
  • Oppressively hot, lie-down-and-take-a-nap hot, hydration-break hot, the kind of hot that deadens feet.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of deadens
Verb
  • Screening cover diminishes, and the birds will almost always be in lowland covers that offer both security and food.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When your nervous system becomes overwhelmed, your ability to access your best thinking, empathy, creativity and judgment diminishes.
    — Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminishes
Verb
  • In a turnaround, the danger is that cutting so deeply weakens the capabilities needed for recovery.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Every decision that follows—from financial management to customer experience—either strengthens or weakens that identity.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of weakens
Verb
  • That pillowy feeling is thanks to their dreamstrike+ foam, which absorbs shock and dampens the impact of each step—especially important when walking on unforgiving surfaces, like cobblestones or concrete.
    — Shannon Bauer, InStyle, 28 June 2026
  • As someone who enjoys gardening and beautifying my yard, one thing that always dampens my mood is the sight of weeds.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
Definition of dampens
Verb
  • An autonomous vertical sail uses suction technology to draw air over this shape, creating propulsive thrust that decreases the mechanical burden on the vessel’s primary engines.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps seawater’s viscosity — which decreases as temperature increases, making the water thinner —affects ciliary movements, Shapiro said.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases

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