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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
Spike takes one of Kelson's tranquilizer darts filled with morphine and stabs Samson in the arm with it.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
These cutting agents, including potent synthetic opioids and animal tranquilizers, increase the risk of fatal overdoses.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 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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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
These cutting agents, including potent synthetic opioids and animal tranquilizers, increase the risk of fatal overdoses.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 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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The sedative is not typically tested for as it cannot be legally obtained in the United States.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Florida’s lethal injections use a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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