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Recent Examples of anesthetized
Other teams soon showed that astrocytes in dishes, brain slices, and even anesthetized animals responded to various neurotransmitters.
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
The lyrics have the same anesthetized ennui as in emo rap and the new wave of online rock, but the beats are menacingly new and dead-set on defacing your consciousness.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025
The former’s video-game fanfare is a set piece for beef, and the latter’s soulfulness arrives shackled to anesthetized sighs.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
After an anesthetized cockroach is secured on the platform, a motor slides that rig into position, and a computer vision system assesses the insect's body size and position.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Lamb and Smit approach with their gear and check vitals, then begin measuring, sampling and hoisting the grizzly’s anesthetized body into the air in a sling winched to a tree.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The responses from the rodent rescuers in aiding anesthetized peers ranged from gentle sniffing and grooming to more forceful actions such as mouth or tongue biting, eventually escalating to pulling the tongue out of the unconscious mouse to clear the airway.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Require consent to perform an intimate examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient, except under limited circumstances, according to an amendment to the bill.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Kwong’s secretary complained more than a decade ago that her boss would remark on the grooming of anesthetized patients’ pubic hair, The Times previously reported.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
The lyrics have the same anesthetized ennui as in emo rap and the new wave of online rock, but the beats are menacingly new and dead-set on defacing your consciousness.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025
The former’s video-game fanfare is a set piece for beef, and the latter’s soulfulness arrives shackled to anesthetized sighs.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
After an anesthetized cockroach is secured on the platform, a motor slides that rig into position, and a computer vision system assesses the insect's body size and position.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Lamb and Smit approach with their gear and check vitals, then begin measuring, sampling and hoisting the grizzly’s anesthetized body into the air in a sling winched to a tree.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
The responses from the rodent rescuers in aiding anesthetized peers ranged from gentle sniffing and grooming to more forceful actions such as mouth or tongue biting, eventually escalating to pulling the tongue out of the unconscious mouse to clear the airway.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Require consent to perform an intimate examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient, except under limited circumstances, according to an amendment to the bill.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Kwong’s secretary complained more than a decade ago that her boss would remark on the grooming of anesthetized patients’ pubic hair, The Times previously reported.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anesthetized
Adjective
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Not with the quietness of a disease already in her brain; not drugged and almost constantly sleeping.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors said the brothers, while working with others, repeatedly and violently drugged, assaulted, and raped the women.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Offer this Cowboy Pasta Salad at your tailgate as a refreshing, chilled side that still packs the heat.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is especially true in warmer environments, says Dardarian, because chilled or room-temperature water helps regulate body temperature.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Anesthetized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anesthetized. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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