Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedating
Verb
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Dark times shade even darker, and yet through it all, in ways both uplifting and stupefying, life goes on.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025 -
The popularity Nirvana gained at stupefying speed and unmanageable proportions in 1991 is impossible to replicate in the culture and music industry of 2025.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After, guests sip nonalcoholic stress-relieving tonics together, with ingredients like ashwagandha, at the adjacent bar.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Cloves are especially high in a polyphenol called eugenol, which has powerful anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hold for 20-30 seconds, focusing on relaxing your neck and breathing deeply.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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With a minute left in the first half of Sunday’s game and momentum relaxing on Denver’s sideline, Glenn and the Jets dialed up a fake punt on 4th-and-1 from their 37-yard line.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.—
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Aside from the compelling morality of alleviating human suffering, this aid can provide a bulwark against foreign manipulation, the emergence of terrorist havens, the growth of black markets, and other security threats that arise from chronic underdevelopment and economic struggle.—
Don Graves,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2025
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But mitigating this is its far greater distance, plus the fact that Earth appears much smaller in the sky.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
9 Oct. 2025
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At Leyba-Gonzalez's sentencing, Harrison said that her job was to sentence the person in front of her rather than to send a message, and that the mitigating factors in the case outweighed the aggravators.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the economy continues to expand, while inflation remains relatively tame, allaying the worst of investors’ fears that cyclical assets could take a hit.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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That transformed the industry by giving it a clear American base — and by pacifying agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission that had been, under Biden, openly hostile.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rather than unifying and pacifying a populace, this kind of media encouraged idiosyncratic, extreme views.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Sep. 2025
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Phillies starters Cristopher Sánchez and Jesús Luzardo did an excellent job quelling Ohtani in the NLDS, keeping him 0-for-6 with four strikeouts.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Rather than quelling terrorist attacks, permanently suppressing Palestinian aspirations would likely fuel an endless insurgency.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Sedating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedating. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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