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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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An Ohio woman was sentenced to 40 years in prison this week for injecting her estranged husband with an animal tranquilizer — and then burying his body — during an attack that was partially captured on a vehicle dash camera.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The tranquilizer is not to punish the people of Snowpiercer but is located in the back car, positioned perfectly for an ambush when Big Alice arrives.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
This may include antipsychotics (which block dopamine receptors in the brain), antidepressants, and tranquilizers (drugs that reduce anxiety, fear, and tension).13 Medication alone does not usually resolve symptoms.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
The princesses were plied with tranquilizers, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol; they were guarded at all times, abused, and deprived of food and water.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The tranquilizer is not to punish the people of Snowpiercer but is located in the back car, positioned perfectly for an ambush when Big Alice arrives.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
This may include antipsychotics (which block dopamine receptors in the brain), antidepressants, and tranquilizers (drugs that reduce anxiety, fear, and tension).13 Medication alone does not usually resolve symptoms.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
The princesses were plied with tranquilizers, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol; they were guarded at all times, abused, and deprived of food and water.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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