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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
According to the indictment, Barry Morphew admitted to using the BAM compound to tranquilize a deer from the breezeway of his house in April 2020.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Police and fire crews responded alongside Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials, who tranquilized the bear with a dart.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
Wildlife officers and veterinarians need to tranquilize the deer to remove the bucket safely, but the task has proven difficult.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For the next 24 hours, Environmental Scientist Kevin Howells worked with a team of eight to remove the 525-pound bear, according to officials.
Upon assessing the crawl space and sheer size of the bear, Howells and his team determined tranquilizing the bear was not an option, officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Police and fire crews responded alongside Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials, who tranquilized the bear with a dart.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
Wildlife officers and veterinarians need to tranquilize the deer to remove the bucket safely, but the task has proven difficult.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For the next 24 hours, Environmental Scientist Kevin Howells worked with a team of eight to remove the 525-pound bear, according to officials.
Upon assessing the crawl space and sheer size of the bear, Howells and his team determined tranquilizing the bear was not an option, officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilize
calm
Verb
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They’re placed on or next to the body and struck with a mallet to release a calming vibration and mellifluous tone that eases muscles, sparking an immediately soothing effect on the nervous system and improving synaptic responses in the brain.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rusty wanted to do something stupid, but the calming presence of Billy negated all of Rusty’s throbbing impulses.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tranquilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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