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also tranquillizer
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
The amount of fentanyl appears to be dropping (see above), while the amount of animal tranquilizers, such as medetomidine and xylazine, is rising.
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Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025
In 1980, Gallup asked whether Americans would object strongly to some presidential behaviors, including using tranquilizers occasionally (36% did), seeing a psychiatrist (30%), wearing jeans occasionally in the Oval Office (21%) and having a cocktail before dinner each night (14%).
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
However, in some cases, such as capturing and restraining a wild animal to relocate it, workers use tranquilizers or sedatives to make the animal sleepy, or cover its eyes and ears to reduce fear and prevent long-lasting problems.
—Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Animal tranquilizers enhance the user’s euphoric high from opioids, particularly in those who have developed a tolerance to the opioid.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025
In 1980, Gallup asked whether Americans would object strongly to some presidential behaviors, including using tranquilizers occasionally (36% did), seeing a psychiatrist (30%), wearing jeans occasionally in the Oval Office (21%) and having a cocktail before dinner each night (14%).
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
However, in some cases, such as capturing and restraining a wild animal to relocate it, workers use tranquilizers or sedatives to make the animal sleepy, or cover its eyes and ears to reduce fear and prevent long-lasting problems.
—Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Animal tranquilizers enhance the user’s euphoric high from opioids, particularly in those who have developed a tolerance to the opioid.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizer
sedative
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Fentanyl combined with a sedative are believed to have caused last week's mass overdose in Baltimore's Penn North neighborhood, federal scientists said.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
17 July 2025
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Clonazepam is a sedative used to treat seizures, panic disorder and anxiety.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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