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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
Sheila was tranquilized and recovered by owner, Patrick Starr, at the scene.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The video also showed the animal's owner picking him up on the side of the road after it had been tranquilized and transporting it back to a vehicle.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Austin Andrew Price / AP The owner used a dart to tranquilize the animal.
—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
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The video also showed the animal's owner picking him up on the side of the road after it had been tranquilized and transporting it back to a vehicle.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Austin Andrew Price / AP The owner used a dart to tranquilize the animal.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilize
calm
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Studies show that spending time in natural settings can lower cortisol levels (a stress hormone) and help to calm the mind.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Police cars occasionally circled the intersection and a few stragglers still waved signs or lingered in small groups, but the earlier surge had largely calmed.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
14 June 2025
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“Tranquilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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