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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
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The deadly narcotics that flooded the Hub area of the South Bronx plagued the already struggling community, and were responsible for at least five overdoses that occurred in the area during the yearlong investigation, police and prosecutors said.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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Adjective
Last week, Acuna was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of narcotic drugs.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
Since then, the United States and Venezuela have expanded cooperation in areas that include energy policy, migration, counter-narcotics and regional security.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The deadly narcotics that flooded the Hub area of the South Bronx plagued the already struggling community, and were responsible for at least five overdoses that occurred in the area during the yearlong investigation, police and prosecutors said.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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Ahead are 12 items to never bring on a flight, along with smart swaps that will make your next trip smoother, easier, and far more relaxing.
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These zero-gravity lounge chairs can help turn an ordinary patio, deck, or backyard into a relaxing retreat.
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There’s something hypnotic and ritualistic in it, something that can become almost shamanic, almost therapeutic — like a sound bath.
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Instrumental rock music of the kind Horse Lords make—hypnotic, hyper-focused, complex—usually carries a whiff of manifesto, offering a map toward transcendence of some political, metaphysical, or pick-your-variety kind.
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In 2020, O'Neal had a near-fatal stroke after overdosing on morphine, opiates and pain medication.
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Are laughter and lightness merely opiates, or tools of the revolution, or both, or neither?
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Seapuri's Scalpy Bubble Tonic is a lightweight foam that delivers a cooling burst of relief thanks to a soothing blend of cica, panthenol, and menthol, while salicylic acid helps dissolve excess oil, flakes, and residue that can leave the scalp feeling congested.
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The sight of the lumbering actor wearing track clothes and sitting cross-legged while listening to a soothing relaxation tape on headphones is priceless.
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In the 1950s and ’60s, the tranquilizer Miltown was widely prescribed to housewives for anxiety and stress.
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On Tuesday afternoon, the bear was found on a private property and shot by a veterinarian with a tranquilizer gun, city official Ryuhei Irie said.
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Easier than tomato pie, this drop biscuit-style savory cobbler makes a comforting summer supper.
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So much for the comforting assumption that someone official is keeping a careful tally of the loans inside your fund.
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But the solution caused Peñaloza Cabrera to suffer lidocaine toxicity, a condition that occurs when excessive amounts of the anesthetic enter the bloodstream, causing seizures, irregular heart rhythm, respiratory failure and — as in the victim’s case — cardiac arrest.
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Perry, who had long struggled with addiction and wrote about it in a memoir, illegally obtained the powerful dissociative anesthetic from at least two sources.
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Hair follicle testing confirmed exposure to sedative-hypnotic drugs, but surveillance footage was destroyed after the hotel’s 30-day retention period elapsed before her preservation request could be honored.
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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, diphenhydramine has a sedative effect which teens resist to reach a hallucinogenic or euphoric state.
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“Narcotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcotic. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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