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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
In Ohio, the recent trend among people who use fentanyl is to find pills spiked with an animal tranquilizer that causes severe addiction, said Beckman, of the Hamilton County Quick Response Team.
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Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Those selling the drugs are replacing them with a less lethal, but very strong tranquilizer, called medetomidine, which results in severe withdrawal symptoms.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
In many areas, the sheer toxicity of street drugs and the presence of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer associated with severe skin wounds that can require amputation, has led many users to avoid syringes at all costs.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
After that, officials decided to use tranquilizer darts to take down the animals believed to be the three adults in the pack before euthanizing them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Those selling the drugs are replacing them with a less lethal, but very strong tranquilizer, called medetomidine, which results in severe withdrawal symptoms.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
In many areas, the sheer toxicity of street drugs and the presence of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer associated with severe skin wounds that can require amputation, has led many users to avoid syringes at all costs.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
After that, officials decided to use tranquilizer darts to take down the animals believed to be the three adults in the pack before euthanizing them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizer
sedative
Noun
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Melatonin is a timing tool, not a sedative, and won’t overcome a bright room or a noisy house on its own.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Chloral hydrate, a sedative, is used in the short-term treatment of insomnia and to relieve anxiety and induce sleep before surgery.—
Liz McNeil,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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