as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
morphine is an opiate drug
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as in narcotic
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people
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Recent Examples of opiate
Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
The drama plays out against the background of a local opiate crisis.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 May 2024
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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Adjective
Other interviews in the film discuss his later opiate addiction.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024
The drama plays out against the background of a local opiate crisis.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
Stedman said many patients were not trying to take an opiate.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 May 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opiate
Adjective
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There was something about that that really drew me in, something quite hypnotic.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The younger Grohl eased into a hypnotic version of the now classic tune with an assurance that belied her age.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bill permits the Treasury Department secretary to take action if financial institutions outside the United States are suspected of facilitating money laundering for narcotics purposes.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Feb. 2025
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Patron Sanchez, who’s charged with continuing criminal enterprise, narcotics trafficking and firearms charges, faces the possibility of mandatory life in prison if he’s convicted.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
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“Opiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opiate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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