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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
The Who played there in 1973, although during the concert, drummer Keith Moon passed out after reportedly taking horse tranquilizers.
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Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Parker Posey is especially good as a homemaker, Violet Ratliff, who arrives with a cache of tranquilizers—these are soon being pilfered and swallowed by her husband, Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a businessman about to be exposed for fraud.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
He's been shot twice by bullets and other times by tranquilizer darts.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Photos released by the commission show the panther in a tree before the tranquilizer took effect, at which point the animal was caught in a net.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Parker Posey is especially good as a homemaker, Violet Ratliff, who arrives with a cache of tranquilizers—these are soon being pilfered and swallowed by her husband, Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a businessman about to be exposed for fraud.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
He's been shot twice by bullets and other times by tranquilizer darts.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Photos released by the commission show the panther in a tree before the tranquilizer took effect, at which point the animal was caught in a net.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizer
sedative
Noun
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He’s injected with a sedative and wakes up in the book cage.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dina was knocked out with a strong sedative, and Joel was shot in the knee.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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