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as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
while not exactly cold, the doctor does maintain a sedate and purely professional demeanor with his patients
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as in calm
free from emotional or mental agitation
her expression remained sedate as I told her the bad news
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as in to narcotize
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Recent Examples of sedate
Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
In today’s relatively cold and diffuse universe, quarks have settled down to sedate lives within their protonic and neutronic homes.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Prior to moving to Colorado in 2018, Barry Morphew was a deer farmer in Indiana and used BAM to sedate and transport deer on his farm, according to the indictment.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
His bends and sighs can be heard on records from Mouth Painter, North Americans, the Rose City Band and Jeffrey Silverstein, not to mention a string of solo albums both alone and with various bands (the post-rocking Tanks, the more sedate Unit).
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
In today’s relatively cold and diffuse universe, quarks have settled down to sedate lives within their protonic and neutronic homes.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
The next week, a Jan. 16 court filing described his condition as minimally responsive and communicative, disoriented and heavily sedated.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Prior to moving to Colorado in 2018, Barry Morphew was a deer farmer in Indiana and used BAM to sedate and transport deer on his farm, according to the indictment.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedate
Adjective
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Scenes from some of the Robert Pearson character’s old movies are done in a 1940s Hollywood style using young actors that resemble James Dean or Robert Mitchum juxtaposed with the stark, solemn, isolated existence of the elderly Pearson.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Although the pope celebrates mass regularly on Sundays, feast days, and many other occasions, the Urbi et Orbi blessing is much rarer, reserved for solemn events in the church’s liturgical calendar.—
Leo XIV,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The feature is set in British Columbia, largely in the span of a summer during the nineteen-nineties, in a calm residential suburb on the ruggedly alluring Vancouver Island.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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This is altered by telehealth, which allows patients to start this delicate procedure in a calm, secure and private setting.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2023
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The smartphone, for all its wonder and utility, has also proved to be a narcotizing agent.—
Derek Thompson,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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The driver of the oncoming car was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and the three passengers died.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The three men who were shot were taken to a hospital, with one patient in serious condition and two in critical condition, a Fire Department spokesperson said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While home to less than 2,000 students, the campus, called the Domain, spans 13,000 acres, much of it still wild and undeveloped, and the areas where college life unfolds are dotted with Gothic Revival architecture; take it all in with a serene stroll.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Set upon a four-acre estate with a large pool and serene pond, the property takes inspiration form an English country house.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bill currently proposes relaxing pesticide labeling rules and the potential preemption of states suing big agrochemical companies in cases related to carcinogenic paraquat and glyphosate.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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For many, a relaxing soak in the tub isn’t complete without a bath bomb.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The book’s playful interrogation of traditional gender expectations is sharpened with the introduction of 1855 Caleb, a fantasy and a nightmare, a stern, quiet man who Natalie finds both terrifying and alluring.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The problems surfaced in February, prompting a stern letter from the airport to the software provider, which has been paid about $5 million since 2019 to upgrade and operate the payment system and equipment for MIA’s parking garages.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Freedom of peaceful navigation is a basic principle of international maritime trade, but Iran has asserted control of the strait.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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