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The phrase "dulled by" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to describe the lessening or diminishing of something. Example: The once vibrant colors of the painting were dulled by years of exposure to sunlight.
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becomes dulled by familiarity.
Mass murder dulled by architectural Musak.
Other stories are similarly dulled by Hochman's insistent morals.
She seems dulled by the mundane events of her life.
For Martin, though, the accomplishment was dulled by a growing dread.
Mr. Puck's ambition does not appear to be dulled by success or age.
I felt dulled by it, doing the same thing over and over again".
Are animal spirits dulled by too much regulation, making businesses wary of hiring?
The books are mostly printed on beige paper, as if dulled by age.
Almost imperceptibly, however, his touch slips, dulled by habitual drugs, failed romances and rote music.
Just as the palate risks being dulled by sugars, so it comes alive.
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