tranquilizer

variants 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for tranquilizer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizer
sedative
Noun
  • Kelson has learned to live in peace surrounded by violence, and chooses to subdue the infected with sedatives rather than slay them.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Sometimes, passengers combine sedatives with alcohol on a long flight, which can easily turn into an in-flight incident meriting an emergency landing and an arrest.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025

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