as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
morphine is an opiate drug
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as in narcotic
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people
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Recent Examples of opiate
Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
After opiate addiction, eating disorders are the psychiatric illness with the highest mortality rate in the U.S.
Clein believes social media platforms have a responsibility to address how their algorithms promote these videos.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Combs overdosed on painkillers in 2012, Ventura testifies Combs overdosed on painkillers in February 2012 and for a time had an addiction to opiates, Ventura testified.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Adjective
Craig’s performance is big, sometimes explosively so, and requires not only affected charm, but also deep sadness, the physical turmoil of opiate withdrawal, and some bumbling in the jungle.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
After opiate addiction, eating disorders are the psychiatric illness with the highest mortality rate in the U.S.
Clein believes social media platforms have a responsibility to address how their algorithms promote these videos.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
Through the lens of harm reduction, a glass of wine seems benign, certainly less harmful than opiates.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Combs overdosed on painkillers in 2012, Ventura testifies Combs overdosed on painkillers in February 2012 and for a time had an addiction to opiates, Ventura testified.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opiate
Adjective
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Your use of long takes and hypnotic camera movement has become a signature.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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To achieve the scene's hypnotic slow-motion effect, Anderson asked his actors to move unnaturally fast, leading del Toro to question whether the technique would translate on screen.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors allege that Carvajal played a key role in coordinating large-scale cocaine shipments to the United States, using his official position to protect narcotics operations and facilitate deals with foreign insurgent groups, most notably Colombia’s FARC.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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On Monday, the Suarez brothers admitted to first-degree charges of leading a narcotics trafficking network and possessing a handgun for an unlawful purpose, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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Buzbee also said that many of his clients claim Puff used horse tranquilizers to sedate them.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
2 Oct. 2024
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According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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It’s been used as an anesthetic on occasion since the 1950s, says Robert Dickinson, a senior lecturer in medicine at Imperial College London.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
29 May 2025
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Lidocaine is a local anesthetic that stops pain by blocking the signals at the nerve endings in the skin, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Opiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opiate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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