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also tranquillized
as in calmed
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 tranquilized
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Wildlife officials arrived and eventually successfully tranquilized the cougar, but only after several tense hours where residents were warned to stay indoors.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Neukgu was finally found and tranquilized on a hill near an expressway early Friday, after an hours-long search involving drones, police and emergency workers and veterinarians, according to city and zoo officials.
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ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
He was tranquilized from approximately 20 meters (66 feet) away.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
The mountain lion was tranquilized and removed to be relocated, the publication said.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials hauling a mother bear to their vehicle after it was tranquilized and captured in Monrovia on Sunday afternoon.
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Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
In October, officials tranquilized three adult wolves from a helicopter, then injected them with chemical euthanasia.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
The male, not quite 2 years old, was safely tranquilized and captured after a 30-hour search Tuesday and has since been released back into his habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Jess Lander,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
The mountain lion was later safely and humanely tranquilized by a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), with assistance from wildlife officers and local law enforcement, according to NBC4 and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Wildlife officials arrived and eventually successfully tranquilized the cougar, but only after several tense hours where residents were warned to stay indoors.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Neukgu was finally found and tranquilized on a hill near an expressway early Friday, after an hours-long search involving drones, police and emergency workers and veterinarians, according to city and zoo officials.
—
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
He was tranquilized from approximately 20 meters (66 feet) away.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
The mountain lion was tranquilized and removed to be relocated, the publication said.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials hauling a mother bear to their vehicle after it was tranquilized and captured in Monrovia on Sunday afternoon.
—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
In October, officials tranquilized three adult wolves from a helicopter, then injected them with chemical euthanasia.
—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
The male, not quite 2 years old, was safely tranquilized and captured after a 30-hour search Tuesday and has since been released back into his habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
—
Jess Lander,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilized
Adjective
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But one look at franchise icons Patrick Ewing and Walt Frazier — who both appeared a mix of relieved and stunned — communicated the weight lifted by the title.
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Most employees would feel relieved.
Verb
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The vibe in the stadium calmed after a collision between Australia’s Paul Okon-Engstler and the USA’s Freeman that resulted in both players tumbling to the grass holding their heads.
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Luckily, a couple Nightcaps veterans calmed my nerves.
Adjective
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The relaxed fit offers plenty of comfort while the print keeps things visually interesting.
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Her hosting playbook still sets the tone, even as a new generation reshapes it for a more relaxed era.
Verb
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Oil prices fell to their lowest level since the US-Israel war with Iran, as growing signs of a tentative return to normality through the Strait of Hormuz soothed markets.
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How to handle it A lot of Virgo’s crankiness can be soothed with helping them get organized and practice self-compassion.
Adjective
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His psychedelic paintings, sometimes painted in the style of Russian Orthodox icons, often depicted Putin with a bovine nose or hugging pigs.
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Among them are several sustainability goals incentivizing Kering brands to adopt alternative materials like mycelium and to reduce the intensity of bovine leather products.
Verb
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While there was movement on the bases for both starters, the game lulled until the seventh.
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Paraguay can’t afford to be lulled into a false sense of security.
Adjective
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The thickset Armand Assante was a phlegmatic Odysseus, but Greta Scacchi, as Penelope—who has so little to say in the poem—became the physical embodiment of anger, and Isabella Rossellini was a teasing Athena.
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Shinichi Atobe’s arresting house and techno beams with inimitable candor, built from bright, phlegmatic loops that run on an eccentric internal logic.
Verb
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If interruptions throw you off, step away briefly and return composed.
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For the memorial game, the Feeneys had reverted to their old batting order, so after Greenberg, the lineup would be wholly composed of Feeney elders.
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“Tranquilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilized. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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