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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
Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Hunter Wells, 31, faces two counts of sale of a narcotic substance and three counts of sale of cannabis, according to Lt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2024
Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Brendan Paul, 25, was arrested on March 25 at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport after authorities discovered narcotics in his luggage.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Authorities charged Chelsea O'Donnell with two counts of felony possession of methamphetamine along with the felony charge of possession of narcotic drugs, according to court records viewed by Fox News Digital.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Hunter Wells, 31, faces two counts of sale of a narcotic substance and three counts of sale of cannabis, according to Lt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2024
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Robinson plans to form a team of deputy prosecutors to tackle human trafficking and child exploitation cases and the trafficking of narcotics.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Brendan Paul, 25, was arrested on March 25 at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport after authorities discovered narcotics in his luggage.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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In Waves takes audiophiles through angelic soundscapes, club-ready tracks, joyful beats, driving bass, hypnotic toplines and more.Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The hypnotic music, scents, and sounds of flowing streams set the tranquil tone.Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
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Addicted to opiates and alcohol, his life changes when a young man, Drew Starkey’s Eugene Allerton, arrives on the scene, stirring Craig’s character into earth-shattering infatuation.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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My group entered into the action in a ballroom setting where members of Conwell’s family were miming a scene about an addiction to opiates.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Following his 2017 indictment for marijuana usage, which remains strictly forbidden in South Korea, Seung-hyun overdosed on tranquilizers.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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Today, some health researchers theorize there’s a silver lining in the presence of these dangerous tranquilizers.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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To use, apply an anesthetic to the sore tooth and surrounding gums.Cristina Mutchler, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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What to expect during treatment: Dorantes applies a topical anesthetic for around 30 minutes, and the treatment itself takes 20 to 30 minutes.Amber Gibson, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
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Try providing the breed with a calmer and more soothing environment.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Neither Austan Goolsbee’s predictably soothing words nor the Friday index rebound were enough to offset fully the quicksilver repricing of Federal Reserve’s rate-setting path for next year, nor the 3% dump in the S & P 500 on Wednesday that followed the Fed’s decision and outlook release.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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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 Jan. 2025.
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