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also tranquillize
as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle
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Recent Examples of tranquilize
Shiela, a petting zoo kangaroo, was later tranquilized with a dart.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Wildlife officers made the decision to tranquilize the moose and get it out of the city.
—Mitchell Byars, Axios, 29 May 2025
However, in the days to come, zoo officials faced mounting criticism for not trying to tranquilize the 17-year-old Western lowland silverback before using lethal force.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 May 2025
Sheila was tranquilized and recovered by owner, Patrick Starr, at the scene.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Wildlife officers made the decision to tranquilize the moose and get it out of the city.
—Mitchell Byars, Axios, 29 May 2025
However, in the days to come, zoo officials faced mounting criticism for not trying to tranquilize the 17-year-old Western lowland silverback before using lethal force.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 28 May 2025
Sheila was tranquilized and recovered by owner, Patrick Starr, at the scene.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilize
calm
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As Stanway had passed back to her, the midfielder had patted the air in the universal gesture for ‘calm it down, there’s no rush’.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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When the projector isn't throwing out sound, fan noise is quite noticeable, though the whirring does calm down somewhat when in eco mode (which outputs the lowest brightness).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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“Tranquilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilize. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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