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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
Authorities eventually were able to tranquilize the bear and get it out of the tree.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
After many days of surveillance and multiple sightings in wooded and residential areas, Ed was finally located and carefully tranquilized with a veterinarian's help before being airlifted to safety.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 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
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Authorities eventually were able to tranquilize the bear and get it out of the tree.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
After many days of surveillance and multiple sightings in wooded and residential areas, Ed was finally located and carefully tranquilized with a veterinarian's help before being airlifted to safety.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilize
calm
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The low was expected to be 78, with winds expected to calm after midnight.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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His calming eye easily moves between fashion design and interior design, underscoring the close, sometimes intimate, relationship between the two disciplines.—
Joseph Giovannini,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Tranquilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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