tranquilizer

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The 18-day exercise involved tracking the rhinos using a helicopter and then shooting them with tranquilizer darts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

It's called xylazine, a commonly-used animal tranquilizer veterinarians routinely employ in their practice.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

After being treated with a tranquilizer and an anti-inflammatory, the colt didn’t improve and went to the hospital.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 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

I was relieved for a split second, but then I saw it—a white-and-orange tranquilizer dart lodged in Sasha’s right arm.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama