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variants also tranquillizing

tranquilizing

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verb

variants also tranquillizing
present participle of tranquilize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizing
Adjective
  • Rana forces herself to create a soothing, familial tone.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Office fans might find this generic workplace comedy soothing.
    Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Essentially, soft and joyful music may reduce this effect by easing emotional tension, redirecting attention and calming physiological responses triggered by motion sickness.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The child was crying and 23-year-old Alvina Omisiri Agba, fron Luton, England, offered to take the child to try calming him or her down.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Pippa writes with such a comforting wit that her books are like a sweet treat in book format.
    Tessa Bailey, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This Netflix romance is as comforting as a bowl of creamy butternut squash soup.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Their hypnotic live sessions and cultural performances have even earned them their own residency at the popular nightclub venue Hï Ibiza in the Balearic Islands.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
  • For someone who loves storytelling—fictions that are meant to pass as truth (or at least, emotionally truthful)—a film or TV set is a hypnotic, addictive place to be.
    Jane Ciabattari August 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The ground-floor Felice al Gabrielli Restaurant, K Lounge Bar, and 6,458-square-foot garden flow together to form ample space for dining and relaxing.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Some people use kratom to try to relieve depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder, or to achieve a relaxing high.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Kratom has both stimulant and sedative effects, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There were also drops in binge drinking, lower scores on alcohol use disorder tests, and reductions in both the stimulating and sedative effects of alcohol.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Tranquilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizing. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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