tranquilizer

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Johan Marais spots a rhinoceros from a helicopter and shoots it with a tranquilizer dart.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

The bear fell asleep for hours after being shot with tranquilizer darts, then fell out of the tree and landed on a mattress — a soft landing that was supplied by Walter.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Officers scrambled to a veterinarian to get a tranquilizer gun and doses of the sedative, only to find that they did not need them.

From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Still, something about these shows conveys a sort of masochistic pleasure, a desire to put you through the ringer, or maybe make you reach for a tranquilizer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

He stepped to one side as Secret Service agents swarmed past him through the door, carrying what looked to be guns loaded with tranquilizer darts.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama