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also tranquillize
as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle
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Recent Examples of tranquilize
Austin Andrew Price / AP The owner used a dart to tranquilize the animal.
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CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
Some might suggest that these delusions of grandeur are designed to tranquilize the nervous masses; regardless, the public obviously craves them.
—Lauren Stienstra, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities in Scotland Neck on Sunday announced plans to tranquilize the dogs.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Eventually, officers caught up to the tired creature and were able to tranquilize it with a dart, the station reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
Some might suggest that these delusions of grandeur are designed to tranquilize the nervous masses; regardless, the public obviously craves them.
—Lauren Stienstra, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Authorities in Scotland Neck on Sunday announced plans to tranquilize the dogs.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Eventually, officers caught up to the tired creature and were able to tranquilize it with a dart, the station reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tranquilize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilize
calm
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The couple sought damages after Sanderlin, while trying to calm tensions between a crowd of demonstrators and a police skirmish line, was shot in the groin with a police projectile by an officer near City Hall on the afternoon of May 29, 2020.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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The result — Pre-Flight Lager — is a crisp, easy-drinking beer designed to calm airport nerves and satisfy a wide range of travelers, from IPA aficionados to casual light beer drinkers.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Tranquilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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