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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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Unlike traditional sleep aids that rely on masking noise or sedative effects, Spatial Sleep is designed to work with the user’s neurobiology.—
SoundHealth,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Security and crew members allegedly tackled and restrained the man while injecting him with the sedative Haloperidol and using three cans of pepper spray.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
18 Dec. 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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The men were loose-brained now, dulled by aguardiente and whatever narcotic Grejo had shot into himself, but the morning sun might deliver a hard-nosed clarity, the kind that could get Adi killed.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Along with the murder charge, Buskey pleaded guilty to giving a narcotic drug to his young son.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The tavern is called Milk of the Poppy, a nod to the opiate tonic in Thrones, yet it’s not officially based on the show.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some researchers, concerned by reports of antidepressant withdrawal, suggest that the underlying mechanisms are similar to those faced by people suffering from alcohol and opiate withdrawal.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Plus, Palmer and Goode's oh-so-palpable chemistry conjures up a hypnotic charm that even Harkness couldn't resist.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Relaxant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relaxant. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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