as in numbed
lacking in sensation or feeling
my benumbed ears took a few minutes to warm up after the frigid air outside
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as in reduced
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief
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Adjective
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Ingber also notes the numbed response to these strikes from much of the American public, something that, in part, may come from the routine nature of these drone strikes as something that the nation has become desensitized to dropping bombs on enemies.—
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
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While many areas are seeing visibility reduced to between one and three miles, patchy dense fog is reducing visibilities to as low as one quarter mile in spots.—
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Unable to turn back against the strong currents of the Napo, the party, now reduced to just 50, carried on downriver toward the Amazon.—
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Like, like my legs are going numb.—
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On my knees, my hands zip-tied behind me, my fingers and feet quickly grew numb.—
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But this year the shower will be dulled by the supermoon.—
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Yet Friday’s release, replete with redactions, has not dulled the clamor for information given how many records had yet to be released and because some of the materials had already been made public.—
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Have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting a good night's sleep.—
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Two other children, who were Dupree’s daughters, were asleep inside the house and were not injured.—
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An improved ozone layer also has blunted some effects of global warming – including the loss of phytoplankton, which have been reduced because of steps launched by the agreement.—
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However, the effects on hiring may be blunted by persistent weakness in the labor market.—
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Davie’s successor will inherit an organization wrestling with its place in a media ecosystem dominated by overseas tech giants, as well as battling enemies closer to home, with conservative politicians and media proprietors wishing to see the BBC diminished during charter renewal.—
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The war diminished Iran’s deterrence capability and exposed the regime’s weakness.—
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With some estimates putting wave heights as much as 35 feet, weakened hatch covers would have been vulnerable to such waves.—
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The years of horrific violence have weakened Sudan, plunging its institutions into chaos and making its population more vulnerable and poorer.—
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“Benumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benumbed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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