sleeping pill
noun
: a drug and especially a barbiturate that is taken as a tablet or capsule to induce sleep
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Now Yaroslava, too, takes sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication.
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Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
In many communities, where there is noise pollution, residents are prescribed sleeping pills or other costly remedies that are covered by health insurance.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The four-decade veteran of As the World Turns made her exit after just over a year on the series in appropriately grand fashion, by swigging a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills in a January episode.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
As a result, almost 93% have tried over-the-counter sleeping aids such as valerian or melatonin, while 83.5% have used prescription sleeping pills.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
In many communities, where there is noise pollution, residents are prescribed sleeping pills or other costly remedies that are covered by health insurance.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The four-decade veteran of As the World Turns made her exit after just over a year on the series in appropriately grand fashion, by swigging a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills in a January episode.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
As a result, almost 93% have tried over-the-counter sleeping aids such as valerian or melatonin, while 83.5% have used prescription sleeping pills.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Sleeping pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleeping%20pill. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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