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Recent Examples of relaxant
Ashwagandha comes with natural relaxant properties to calm down your mind and recharge your brain.
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Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
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Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relaxant
Adjective
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Kratom has both stimulant and sedative effects, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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There were also drops in binge drinking, lower scores on alcohol use disorder tests, and reductions in both the stimulating and sedative effects of alcohol.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The drink is known for its mild euphoria and depressant effects.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On top of that, concerns in Washington were mounting over the trafficking of the deadly narcotic fentanyl within mail and small packages.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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There’s a narcotic detective, Roman (Regina King), who’s aggressively sniffing around after Hank catches a serious beating.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Officers deployed Narcan, a nasal spray commonly used to reverse the impacts of an opiate overdose, to those who were exposed, Waters said.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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The second time was in 2019, when he was also charged with the possession of opiate, opium, narcotic, or certain stimulants.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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For a generation whose existence is mostly, if not entirely, lived through devices, peering through the hypnotic glow of their phone screens at a picture-in-picture playback of the events unfolding in front of them is an extension, or even an evolution, of the experience.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The film is a mess, opaque in its argument and tiring in its effortful weirdness, and yet in its best moments has a hypnotic pull.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Relaxant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relaxant. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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