1
as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner
while not exactly cold, the doctor does maintain a sedate and purely professional demeanor with his patients
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as in calm
free from emotional or mental agitation
her expression remained sedate as I told her the bad news
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as in to narcotize
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Recent Examples of sedate
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2025
After the one-two punch (or burning, or stabbing) of the siege on Jackson and Joel’s murder, a more sedate, transitional episode lets the characters regain their composure as much as the viewers.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Antihistamines are separated into two groups based on their effects on the central nervous system: sedating or first-generation antihistamines, like Benadryl and Atarax, and nonsedating or second-generation antihistamines, like Claritin and Allegra.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The more sedate day was welcome news for the battered entertainment sector, which began the week in the eye of the latest storm from Washington.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2025
After the one-two punch (or burning, or stabbing) of the siege on Jackson and Joel’s murder, a more sedate, transitional episode lets the characters regain their composure as much as the viewers.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
The child was determined to be an unaccompanied child from Mexico who was sedated.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Antihistamines are separated into two groups based on their effects on the central nervous system: sedating or first-generation antihistamines, like Benadryl and Atarax, and nonsedating or second-generation antihistamines, like Claritin and Allegra.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedate
Adjective
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Only the buzz of Israeli drones overhead filled the solemn silence.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
7 June 2025
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The score becomes grand and syrupy whenever there’s a big emotional revelation; characters deliver solemn soliloquies on the orderly beauty of math.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Few clubs can match Newcastle for its success rate with player arrivals, and that comes from being calm and patient.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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That’s unusually volatile in the history of the index, but actually calmer than April, which had four such up days and five days of outsized losses.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Most are unable to rise above the stylistic miasma of the production — Whitehead sounds narcotized even when Pip isn’t on drugs — or the entirely new words they’ve been asked to say.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2023
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The smartphone, for all its wonder and utility, has also proved to be a narcotizing agent.—
Derek Thompson,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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There were no serious injuries reported or arrests made among the crowd of about 500 teenagers.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Nobody else can do what Isak does, but Newcastle lack serious backup at centre-forward.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Thank goodness the architects of the serene Richelieu wing of the Louvre understood that the most elegant way to experience the outdoors is from inside.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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To continue on this casita’s theme of relaxation, there’s also a huge outdoor tub where guests can enjoy a serene soak, watching the stars turn above the hilly landscape.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The lounge is outfitted with a luxurious sofa to relax in.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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Tusk had promised to relax both bans, but they are supported by some of the more socially conservative lawmakers propping up his government, and the threat of a presidential veto likely renders any efforts at persuasion futile.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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It’s submerged 11 to 15 feet deep, with its stern facing the shore.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Tonight: Explore! TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Avoid arguments with others today, which might arise with Mercury in your House of Communications at odds with stern Saturn.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
9 June 2025
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Iran says its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
14 June 2025
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Although there have been instances of looting and arson, the vast majority of protests in Los Angeles have been peaceful.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Sedate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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