blunt
adjective
having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp.
will blunt
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future tenseof blunt.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Disney hopes the market’s reaction will blunt calls by Peltz and Blackwells to shake up the board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
But spending more money in diffuse and unfocused ways without sustained attention to outcomes and process will blunt any such initiative.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
Investors are hoping the infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars in public money from the Inflation Reduction Act will blunt the fallout from the bank collapse, quickly restoring confidence in the clean tech market.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
At the same time, some jurisdictions hope a return to mask-wearing will blunt transmission.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
It will blunt the keen edge of sorrow, and smooth the asperities of adversity.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I by Francis Augustus Cox
