as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
morphine is an opiate drug
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as in narcotic
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people
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Recent Examples of opiate
Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Well, as Makena's investigation shows, for over a decade, he's been posting on Reddit about his use of a genuinely staggering range of drugs, including cocaine, various opiate derivatives, MDMA.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Amir A. Afkhami, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2013
There was the research chemical subreddit, the drug subreddit, the opiates subreddit, the obscure drugs subreddit, and the opioid underscore RCs, meaning research chemicals subreddit.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
In a video posted to YouTube Monday (Nov. 4), the producer tells this story alongside Jordan Hamilton, the CEO of Choice House, the Colorado addiction and mental health treatment center for men where Illenium (born Nick Miller) got sober more than a decade ago after an opiate addiction.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Well, as Makena's investigation shows, for over a decade, he's been posting on Reddit about his use of a genuinely staggering range of drugs, including cocaine, various opiate derivatives, MDMA.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
Additionally, in areas where the country set up harm-reduction programs, improvements were observed in addicts’ life expectancies and psychological well-being, coupled with an overall reduction in the illicit consumption of opiates.
—Amir A. Afkhami, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2013
There was the research chemical subreddit, the drug subreddit, the opiates subreddit, the obscure drugs subreddit, and the opioid underscore RCs, meaning research chemicals subreddit.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opiate
Adjective
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Their fusion of folk instrumentation and electronic production makes for a hypnotic, genre-blurring experience.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Svengali sets his sights on Trilby O’Farrell (Marian Marsh), an artist’s model, and the sinister teacher’s pattern of manipulation and ruin seems to be repeating itself yet again—but Trilby’s old lover, Billee (Bramwell Fletcher), seeks to discover the truth about Svengali’s hypnotic influence.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Jacobson said the search warrant police were trying to carry out was a state warrant out of West Haven that was related to narcotics.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2025
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Nothing suspicious was found in her luggage, but an x-ray of the wheelchair found unexpected density in the cushions and a drug-sniffing dog confirmed the presence of narcotics.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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After parroting LaGuerta’s message about learning from our mistakes, Dex explains that he’s found the perfect tranquilizer and even has a convenient dosing chart to make sure to avoid any future accidents.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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Using tranquilizers, chalk, and a chainsaw, a good team of wildlife veterinarians can put down, de-horn, and wake up a rhino inside 20 minutes.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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For both of these tests, your healthcare provider will numb the area of the body using a local anesthetic.—
Doru Paul,
Health,
10 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps that was a response, an emotional anesthetic of sorts, to the horror of the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Fran Tirado,
Them,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Opiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opiate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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