| Becomes blunt |
Commuter |
21 Aug 2025 |
| Loses sharpness |
Commuter |
16 May 2025 |
| Takes the edge off a skate blade |
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| Makes less sharp |
Universal |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Unsharpens |
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| Lessens, as pain |
New York Times |
29 May 2024 |
| Gets boring |
Commuter |
12 Apr 2024 |
| Loses shine |
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| Numbs |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Aug 2023 |
| Makes less intense |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Apr 2021 |
| Becomes less sharp |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Makes less sharp |
Universal |
23 Jul 2020 |
| Numbs, as senses |
The Washington Post |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Numbs, as senses |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Numbs, as senses |
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| Takes the edge off |
The New Yorker |
03 Sep 2018 |
| Takes the edge off |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Blunts |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2018 |
| Takes the edge off |
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| Makes less sharp, as a blade |
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| Takes the edge off |
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| Takes the edge off |
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| Numbs |
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| Washes out |
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| Makes less sharp, as a blade |
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| Numbs |
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| Makes less sharp, as a blade |
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| Takes the edge off |
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| Takes the edge off |
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| Becomes blunt |
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| Numbs |
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| Takes the edge off |
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| Deadens |
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| Makes blunt |
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| Loses sharpness |
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| Takes away an edge |
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| Blunts |
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| Muffles |
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| With ville, a complete bore |
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| Deadens |
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| Blunts. |
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| Becomes blunt |
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| Makes blunt. |
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