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as in relaxing
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress
some therapists believe that certain scents can have a narcotic effect on people
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as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
the lecturer droned on in a narcotic monotone that eventually had the entire class struggling to stay awake
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as in opiate
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
an irradicable sense of self-righteousness seems to be the narcotic that inures these religious fanatics from any realization of the harm they have done
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Recent Examples of narcotic
Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
As for new whistleblower Reed’s allegations involving Endo’s leading narcotic painkiller — a far more dangerous drug than Lidoderm — the Justice Department took them seriously at first.
—Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The narcotics and the vehicle were both seized, and Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated a criminal investigation.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 July 2025
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Adjective
True to her narcotic floral promise and tuberose history lesson, Dorn includes Moon Bloom by Hiram Green from the Netherlands.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
As for new whistleblower Reed’s allegations involving Endo’s leading narcotic painkiller — a far more dangerous drug than Lidoderm — the Justice Department took them seriously at first.
—Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
Talley’s niece was not arrested, but the man later faced narcotics charges and ultimately was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The narcotics and the vehicle were both seized, and Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated a criminal investigation.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcotic
Adjective
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Under the hypnotic spell of singer María Zardoya, whose breathy delivery is part comforting whisper, part secretive rasp, the jazzy dream-pop band used a dusk time slot to seamlessly soundtrack different visions: hiding in a room alone, running into an ex, lusting after a lover.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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For the lip, Freedman and Zeta-Jones settled on a deep plum shade, one as equally hypnotic as the colors on her eyes.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
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According to the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner’s autopsy and toxicology reports, Rivera was 6 feet tall, 288 pounds and was under the influence of opiates when he was killed.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Changes in the level or quality of opiates, fentanyl or other synthetic drugs can dramatically raise risks.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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The medical staff gave her Xanax, a tranquilizer, and the painkiller oxycodone in pill form, according to medical records Sono Bello turned over to Schaeffer’s attorney.—
Fred Schulte,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
22 July 2025
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The medical examiner ruled that ketamine, typically used as a surgical anesthetic, was the primary cause of death.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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After numbing the scrotal skin with a local anesthetic, the urologist makes a small opening in the skin, often so small that no stitches or scalpels are needed.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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So the design team, led by Kristin Byrd of Gensler, zeroed in on making the public spaces look and feel more intimate and more soothing on a site that's traditionally soaking up the summer sun and its heat.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Warm and soothing neutral tones permeate the interiors, permitting the products to project.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Saltz: Lorazepam is in the class of medications called benzodiazepines, which is a depressant, and also sometimes referred to as a sedative hypnotic medication.—
Ben Tinker,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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In any case, chamomile flowers—which look like adorable, tiny daisies—contain flavonoids, terpenoids, and coumarins which certainly have mildly sedative, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic properties.—
Valentina Bottoni,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2024
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“Narcotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcotic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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