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as in relaxing
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress
some therapists believe that certain scents can have a narcotic effect on people
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as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
the lecturer droned on in a narcotic monotone that eventually had the entire class struggling to stay awake
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as in opiate
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
an irradicable sense of self-righteousness seems to be the narcotic that inures these religious fanatics from any realization of the harm they have done
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Recent Examples of narcotic
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Oxycodone and hydrocodone are in a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics (pain-relievers).
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Ulbricht was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted on charges that included distributing narcotics online.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
State police said Perillo was found to be in possession of narcotic paraphernalia and was allegedly showing signs of impairment.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Oxycodone and hydrocodone are in a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics (pain-relievers).
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
Ulbricht, 40, had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole since 2015, after he was convicted in federal court on seven charges that included distributing narcotics and conspiring to commit computer hacking.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Ulbricht was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted on charges that included distributing narcotics online.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
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By 1984, Chicago DJs Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy were repurposing disco tracks with drum machines like the Roland TR-808 and 909 to create hypnotic beats.—
Joycelyn Wilson,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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Fassbender may be too obviously statuesque for real spycraft, but his performance of an agent cracking under the weight of existential turmoil is so hypnotic that one forgives the incongruous casting choice.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tolerance is a side effect of many medications, such as opiates and benzodiazepines, which are often used to help treat pain and anxiety.—
Femi Aremu,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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A day later, a social worker told the new mother: The baby’s meconium — or first bowel movement — had tested positive for opiates.—
Shoshana Walter,
USA TODAY,
11 Dec. 2024
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Photos released by the commission show the panther in a tree before the tranquilizer took effect, at which point the animal was caught in a net.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 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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The drug is related to ketamine, a common anesthetic that can have hallucinogenic effects and is sometimes misused recreationally.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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The drug was ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic that has found more use to treat depression in recent years, but is also used recreationally.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For a soothing, restorative dinner post-cocktails, try MaMou.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Digestive Conditions Ginger is widely known for its soothing effects on the stomach.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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In any case, chamomile flowers—which look like adorable, tiny daisies—contain flavonoids, terpenoids, and coumarins which certainly have mildly sedative, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic properties.—
Valentina Bottoni,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2024
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The population is impatient and the sedative effect of the impeachment process will soon wear off, which could mean new protests and instability if there are no significant changes in the short term.—
Moisés Costa,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2016
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“Narcotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcotic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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