security blanket

noun

Definition of security blanketnext
as in narcotic

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Recent Examples of security blanket Taylor is a security blanket on third-down situations, while Ruckert is considered a jack-of-all-trades. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Sanchez is the ultimate security blanket for his teammates, who place total trust in him. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 As the Dolphins operated in late-game clock-management situations, Atwell served as quarterback Quinn Ewers’ security blanket. — Tyler Carmona june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Senior tight end Noah Fox-Flores has begun to emerge as a reliable security blanket for quarterback Nico Iamaleava. — Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for security blanket
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  1. narcotic
  2. opiate
  3. anesthetic
  4. sedative
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  • In 2022, the business owner, Amer Alowdi, 40, was indicted on narcotics trafficking charges and fled the country before being prosecuted, police said in a statement.
    — Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Madison Scarpino, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities described the seizure of more than a ton of methamphetamine as a major breakthrough in Kenya’s fight against narcotics trafficking.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of narcotic
Noun
  • Encore likens bad breakups to immunocompromisation and kicking opiates.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The post showed tests failed to find traces of amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, methadone, ecstasy, opiates and buprenorphine, a prescription opioid.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of opiate
Noun
  • In late March, Israel struck the factory of a major Iranian pharmaceutical company, Tofigh Daru, which produced active ingredients for anticancer drugs and anesthetics.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The monkeys were all given anesthetics and covered with sensors and probes that monitored their vitals.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of anesthetic
Noun
  • When Riechmann's mother was pregnant with her in the early 1960s, the doctor gave her a new sedative to help with her nausea.
    — Tana Weingartner, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • As in Monster, Lizzie blamed some of her story inconsistencies on the morphine she’d been administered as a sedative.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of sedative

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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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