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also tranquillizer
as in sedative
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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.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
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
Using tranquilizers, chalk, and a chainsaw, a good team of wildlife veterinarians can put down, de-horn, and wake up a rhino inside 20 minutes.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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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Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
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
Using tranquilizers, chalk, and a chainsaw, a good team of wildlife veterinarians can put down, de-horn, and wake up a rhino inside 20 minutes.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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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“Tranquilizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tranquilizer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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