Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedated
Verb
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Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Even Adorno might have been stupefied.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hurzeler is relaxed about the situation.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Keep your shoulders relaxed and engage your core to avoid arching your back.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some asked if the attacker was still at large, relieved when told the police said the suspect was dead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Leonard was relieved from the podium, and went about the rest of his afternoon.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sedated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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