as in to stupefy
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Recent Examples of narcotize
Most are unable to rise above the stylistic miasma of the production — Whitehead sounds narcotized even when Pip isn’t on drugs — or the entirely new words they’ve been asked to say.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
The smartphone, for all its wonder and utility, has also proved to be a narcotizing agent.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019
What would happen if Parker really turned on, tuned in and dropped out, and took his show to mind-expanding — not just narcotizing — heights?
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019
Auto-Tune; hip-hop; and the nasal, narcotized, dispirited voices of SoundCloud rap compete with, and often out-stream, the kind of soulful vocal storytelling that would have had Ms. Aguilera flourishing in previous eras.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 13 June 2018
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
The smartphone, for all its wonder and utility, has also proved to be a narcotizing agent.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019
What would happen if Parker really turned on, tuned in and dropped out, and took his show to mind-expanding — not just narcotizing — heights?
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019
Auto-Tune; hip-hop; and the nasal, narcotized, dispirited voices of SoundCloud rap compete with, and often out-stream, the kind of soulful vocal storytelling that would have had Ms. Aguilera flourishing in previous eras.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 13 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcotize
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Fresh juices, quality rums, pristine drinkmaking technique — the Cove stupefied with its faultless approach.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 Mar. 2026
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How will his writing team metabolize the stupefying scene at this year’s BAFTAs into his routine?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After several hours, crews appeared to sedate the bear and take it into custody.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some drugs prescribed for insomnia can impair driving the following morning, particularly if higher doses are taken or when they are combined with other sedating substances.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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This ancient Chinese practice, now widely used throughout the world, involves insertion of very thin needles into specific points on the skin to treat disease and alleviate pain.—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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In 1848, the landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing observed that places like Green-Wood and Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston did a better job of alleviating stress than encouraging somberness.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Support and soothe sore fingers to relieve swelling and pain with gentle compression.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The actors bowed, looking relieved.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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But that challenge is mitigated by the fact that this company has demonstrated its resilience.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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To do that, architects opened up the space, creating wide walkways and varied seating options with a mix of high-top, standard tables and six-person booths, to encourage service members to hang out and relax after they’re done eating.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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So relax, and go worry about that $39 trillion national debt instead.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Péter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, has pledged to free up the EU payouts by allaying the bloc’s concerns about Hungary’s democratic backsliding.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Oftentimes the job of a travel specialist is to allay the anxieties of an overly nervous traveler who may have read or heard something about a region that doesn’t reflect the reality on the ground.—
Laura Bassett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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But to what end, for whose benefit, or to assuage what fears?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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To fail a student means more work, more conflict and more professor-student negotiations, wherein the professor has to calculate how much time to allow to assuage the fears of 8-10 students in a class of, say, 75 students, the typical size of my classes over the years.—
Richard E. Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Narcotize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcotize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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