blunt
adjective
having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp.
has blunted
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present perfectof blunt (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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All told, a flood of videos has blunted Kremlin propaganda and rallied the world, while Ukrainians rush to document the conflict and spread information about how people should defend themselves.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
But in recent years, the explosive growth of online shopping has blunted the demand for such in-person convenience.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
In doing so, De Oliveira had uncovered the so-called South African variant, which has blunted the effectiveness of some vaccines.
From Reuters ● Mar. 26, 2021
But online teaching has blunted her ability to read her students – especially when so many seem to be hesitant to show their face, or the inside of their homes, to the camera.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2020
Ah! wait until custom has blunted the keen, Cutting edge of that sound, and no woman, I ween, Will hear it with pulses more equal, more free From feminine terrors and weakness, than she.
From Beechenbrook A Rhyme of the War by Margaret J. Preston
