as in soothing
tending to cause sleep
her eyes soon grew heavy from the hypnotic rhythm of the train's wheels
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Recent Examples of hypnotic
Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Eric Magnuson’s fair gripe in The Atlantic last week pointed me to this hypnotic novella from one of our best fever dreamers.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Jen Christensen, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Unlike telepaths, who can read minds, hypnotics have the power to control them, reshaping a person’s reality and redirecting their impulses.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
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Adjective
The melodic closer had the huge crowd energized and swaying along, as the nearly 50-foot stage, fully adorned in LED lights, beamed hypnotic celestial imagery in neon blue.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
Eric Magnuson’s fair gripe in The Atlantic last week pointed me to this hypnotic novella from one of our best fever dreamers.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
However, there was no increase in the number of prescriptions for anti-psychotics or hypnotics.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Unlike telepaths, who can read minds, hypnotics have the power to control them, reshaping a person’s reality and redirecting their impulses.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypnotic
Adjective
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The formula includes soothing hydrators such as glycerin, dimethicone, and glyceryl behenate, plus antioxidants (vitamin E and C derivatives) to help calm and protect the skin.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The design is modern and clean-lined with soaring peaked ceilings, lots of dark wood, soothing white and neutral accents and, importantly, private outdoor space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Curry was injected with an unknown substance, likely a sedative, by EMS.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The hoverboard was hypnotizing to folks back then.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Ohio, the recent trend among people who use fentanyl is to find pills spiked with an animal tranquilizer that causes severe addiction, said Beckman, of the Hamilton County Quick Response Team.—
Kaitlin Coward,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to court records, a powerful animal tranquilizer known as BAM — a combination of butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine — was found in her bone marrow.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the ditched backpack, police reportedly found nearly a kilogram of cocaine, numerous narcotic pills and items used to process and package narcotics, federal officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
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Clams, splashed in bright and herby broth, were paired with a narcotic mound of thin fries.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These are not actions of two people who can’t wait to rip their clothes off, which is what this movie needed to make its central pairing less soporific.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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Whereas the Greek hero knew to avoid the Lotus-Eaters’ soporific drug, Rip drinks deeply of the enchanted Dutch liquor.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Naloxone, the active drug in Narcan, is only effective on opioids and not on stimulants like cocaine, which would suggest the substance Dick used was adulterated with an opiate such as fentanyl.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Of those, 38,514 were associated with fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, a 34% decrease from the year prior, according to the report.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Getting a full eight hours of sleep and still feeling drowsy?—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Legal Consequences of Drowsy Driving While drowsy or fatigued driving may not lead to criminal charges as serious as DUI or DWI, a person who is accused of driving unsafely may still face penalties.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Hypnotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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