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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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Recent Examples of tranquilizer
Today, some health researchers theorize there’s a silver lining in the presence of these dangerous tranquilizers.
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
This too is a common sight, and a symptom of fentanyl laced with the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
In the park, the medical outreach team handed out glass pipes and test kits that can detect fentanyl or veterinary tranquilizer in drugs before they’re consumed, possibly saving lives.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
This too is a common sight, and a symptom of fentanyl laced with the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
In the park, the medical outreach team handed out glass pipes and test kits that can detect fentanyl or veterinary tranquilizer in drugs before they’re consumed, possibly saving lives.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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