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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
The medical staff gave her Xanax, a tranquilizer, and the painkiller oxycodone in pill form, according to medical records Sono Bello turned over to Schaeffer’s attorney.
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
She was charged for intentionally distributing a drug called Tranq — a mix of Fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer Xylazine.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
However, there was no working tranquilizer gun found in the home and authorities say Barry's DNA was not on that plastic cap.
—Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 July 2025
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
She was charged for intentionally distributing a drug called Tranq — a mix of Fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer Xylazine.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
However, there was no working tranquilizer gun found in the home and authorities say Barry's DNA was not on that plastic cap.
—Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizer
sedative
Noun
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At higher doses, kratom can be used as a sedative and potentially cause psychosis.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yet, unlike cortisol, oxytocin will have an effect on your body akin to that of a sedative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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