sleeping pill
noun
: a drug and especially a barbiturate that is taken as a tablet or capsule to induce sleep
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Her character died after drinking a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills provided to her by Claire (Hayley Erin) while surrounded by members of the Newman family, including Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle), according to Soap Opera Digest.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
While surrounded by members of the Newman family, Jordan succumbed to a cup full of crushed sleeping pills.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Authorities say that the night before, New Year’s Eve 2020, Janks, then 36, drugged Merriman with pain and sleeping pills before fatally suffocating him.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
For his troubles, Stephen gets a few stitches and sleeping pills, but there’s zero sense that he’s come to his actual senses.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
While surrounded by members of the Newman family, Jordan succumbed to a cup full of crushed sleeping pills.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Authorities say that the night before, New Year’s Eve 2020, Janks, then 36, drugged Merriman with pain and sleeping pills before fatally suffocating him.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
For his troubles, Stephen gets a few stitches and sleeping pills, but there’s zero sense that he’s come to his actual senses.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Sleeping pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleeping%20pill. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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