variants also tranquillize

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Recent Examples of tranquilize The compound is used to tranquilize wildlife and, the indictment noted, that Barry Morphew has admitted using those drugs to tranquilize deer. Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 July 2025 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. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025 Officers tranquilized the cow moose on Wednesday and loaded her into a horse trailer, according to the release. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 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 See All Example Sentences for tranquilize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilize
calm
Verb
  • If curating a regular and calming wind-down routine each night is not helping, talk to your doctor.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Other Democrats from Milwaukee have proposed $60 million in state grants for traffic calming infrastructure.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Tranquilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilize. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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