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sedative

adjective as in soothing

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Eddie has now been prescribed a sedative medication to help him stay calm through firework season, but Amanda said though it helps, it only "takes the edge off".

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The court was told the sedative was up to 10 times stronger than regular valium.

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Estrada said that the indictment was particularly notable because it was the first federal case that charged a China-based company with selling the precursor chemicals for xylazine, a sedative known on the street as “tranq.”

It is believed the gang targets properties by filling them with sedative gas and then enters wearing protective suits, but it is unknown if this method was used on Mr Grimshaw and his family.

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Ketamine, once known as the party drug Special K, is a sedative that many doctors now use to alleviate depression and treat substance abuse.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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