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also tranquillizer
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
Those selling the drugs are replacing them with a less lethal, but very strong tranquilizer, called medetomidine, which results in severe withdrawal symptoms.
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Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
In many areas, the sheer toxicity of street drugs and the presence of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer associated with severe skin wounds that can require amputation, has led many users to avoid syringes at all costs.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
After that, officials decided to use tranquilizer darts to take down the animals believed to be the three adults in the pack before euthanizing them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
An uncertain drug supply can drive some users to substitute other substances—xylazine, or the latest illicit tranquilizer, medetomidine—that are dangerous in their own right.
—Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
In many areas, the sheer toxicity of street drugs and the presence of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer associated with severe skin wounds that can require amputation, has led many users to avoid syringes at all costs.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
After that, officials decided to use tranquilizer darts to take down the animals believed to be the three adults in the pack before euthanizing them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
An uncertain drug supply can drive some users to substitute other substances—xylazine, or the latest illicit tranquilizer, medetomidine—that are dangerous in their own right.
—Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizer
sedative
Noun
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All Florida executions are carried out by injecting a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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All Florida executions are by lethal injection using a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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