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also tranquillized
as in calmed
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 tranquilized
Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
She had been spotted in the town of Cable, and wildlife officers tranquilized her to remove the jar, according to Northern News Now.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilized
Verb
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Gold fell in the markets in the 1980s and the 1990s, as real estate calmed down for once.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her rats' playfulness motivated her and eased feeling of loneliness, while her cats' soothing weight on her chest calmed her anxiety.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Otherwise, Richardson likely won’t be the only one who’s relieved of his duties.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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The good guys go home, victorious and relieved.—
Benjamin Sharoni,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Button it up and wear it like a sweater, or layer it over a tee for a more relaxed look.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fall’s offering includes voluminous trousers, sculptural dresses, relaxed suits, lots of knitwear and capsules for men in Motion Wool and Motion Nylon fabrics.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The device, made from bovine pericardial tissue and metal was developed at Edward Lifescience and approved by the FDA in February 2024.—
Jeff Gritchen,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2025
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Take note, these softgels are not vegetarian or vegan, since they’re made from bovine gelatin.—
Allison Knott, MS, RDN, CSSD,
Health,
26 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Sante is phlegmatic when asked if Substack is doing anything strictly new.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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Capper struck me as phlegmatic about the power of the supermarkets.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
4 May 2024
Adjective
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She is described, variously, as quirky, impassive, naive, vulgar, blithely optimistic.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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Schuyler was impassive and outwardly calm, but in his very calm projected a certain vulnerability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Enid-as-Wednesday struggles to stay cool and aloof.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The episode also doubles as a character study of Morrow, who to this point has largely been an aloof, menacing figure.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kirkpatrick set out to create a fair, dispassionate tally of Trump’s two terms so far.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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This crisis needs a dispassionate, neutral referee.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
30 July 2025
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“Tranquilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilized. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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