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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
These cutting agents, including potent synthetic opioids and animal tranquilizers, increase the risk of fatal overdoses.
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Suzanne’s body was found with traces of prescription animal tranquilizers in her bones.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025
The program tests for various drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and other opioids, as well as xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that authorities have warned is increasingly being found mixed in with other drugs.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Only when Teddy pins her down long enough to inject a tranquilizer is Michelle finally subdued.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Suzanne’s body was found with traces of prescription animal tranquilizers in her bones.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025
The program tests for various drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and other opioids, as well as xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that authorities have warned is increasingly being found mixed in with other drugs.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Only when Teddy pins her down long enough to inject a tranquilizer is Michelle finally subdued.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizer
sedative
Noun
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That specific request was made because those three drugs combine to make BAM, a powerful animal sedative that authorities allege Barry used to kill his wife.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Florida’s lethal injections are carried out with a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the state Department of Corrections.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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