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also tranquillize
as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle
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Recent Examples of tranquilize
Rescuers decided that tranquilizing the three-year-old tigress was not an option.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The deer, tagged to indicate it had been tranquilized, was awakened and bounded away into the forest, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
Wallerstein tagged the doe to indicate she had been tranquilized and administered a reversal drug before setting her free.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
American Airlines will not accept carry-on pets that have been tranquilized or sedated.
Pets in cargo: American Airlines only allows active-duty U.S. military servicemembers and U.S. State Department Foreign Service personnel traveling on official orders to check their furry friends.
—Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2023
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The deer, tagged to indicate it had been tranquilized, was awakened and bounded away into the forest, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
Wallerstein tagged the doe to indicate she had been tranquilized and administered a reversal drug before setting her free.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
American Airlines will not accept carry-on pets that have been tranquilized or sedated.
Pets in cargo: American Airlines only allows active-duty U.S. military servicemembers and U.S. State Department Foreign Service personnel traveling on official orders to check their furry friends.
—Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2023
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Congo and Rwanda hope the involvement of the United States -- and the incentive of major investment if there's enough security for U.S. companies to work safely in east Congo -- will calm the fighting and militia violence that have defied peacekeeping and negotiation since the mid-1990s.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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The company’s prospects remain unclear, but newly named CEO Ivan Espinosa calmed the waters somewhat, instilling new confidence in dealers and revealing a handful of upcoming vehicles to the public recently.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Tranquilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilize. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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