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Examples
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But at least this Deadening of his Vocal Apparatus relieved the men of the Burden of hearing their Erebus Captain scream in pain.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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Deadening, muffling, stifling its murmurs failing;
Poems of To-Day: an Anthology Various
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Deadening influences: paralysis of energy as seen on the railways; little apparent change in externals since my former visit; change wrought by emancipation of the serfs.
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One day she went with her mother to attend one of those meetings which those creatures were holding over in the Burnt Deadening where there was a lot of bare, dead trees, and Minerva and Mother Crow tried to break it up.
Hollow Tree Nights and Days Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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Deadening the way of the frigate, a boat was dropped in the water and had only to pull alongside the other vessel as it came up.
The Life of Nelson Mahan, A. T. 1897
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Deadening the way of the frigate, a boat was dropped in the water and had only to pull alongside the other vessel as it came up.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877
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Deadening your spirit for security comes at a price.
Webmaster-Source 2009
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If Obama wanted to report accurately Roosevelt's beliefs, he would start with a speech about one of TR's favorite topics, "Deadening socialism."
WORLDMag.com 2009
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Deadening your spirit for security comes at a price.
Quick Online Tips 2009
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