as in soothing
tending to cause sleep
her eyes soon grew heavy from the hypnotic rhythm of the train's wheels
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as in sedative
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Recent Examples of hypnotic
Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
Nobody had seen anything on network TV like this hypnotic, ominous sequence, which begins with the cops riding mostly in silence, save for a few terse lines and the sound of Tubbs loading his shotgun.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
Unlike telepaths, who can read minds, hypnotics have the power to control them, reshaping a person’s reality and redirecting their impulses.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
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Thatcher says), diary excerpts, and tasteful, evocative sound design (waves lapping, pen scratching across paper, hypnotic original music by Joel Cox).
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
Nobody had seen anything on network TV like this hypnotic, ominous sequence, which begins with the cops riding mostly in silence, save for a few terse lines and the sound of Tubbs loading his shotgun.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Clues point Rourke toward Diana Cruz (Alice Braga), a storefront psychic who fills the detective in on the phenomenon of hypnotics.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
Unlike telepaths, who can read minds, hypnotics have the power to control them, reshaping a person’s reality and redirecting their impulses.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
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And yet the show has a soothing effect, predicated on the idea that human behavior (and misery) isn’t mysterious or unchangeable.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sunset Sherbet provides a soothing and calming effect, while the White Widow Hybrid THC-A Live Resin Liquid Budder Vape Pen offers a balanced mix of indica and sativa effects.Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
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And among the plants included were Egyptian blue water lily and Syrian rue, which contain hallucinogenic, medicinal, intoxicating and sedative properties that can alter perception and enhance visionary experiences, Tanasi said.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Surgeons commonly do the procedure with patients awake, using local anesthesia (numbing injections) plus an oral sedative, like Xanax, to quell anxiety.Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the park, the medical outreach team handed out glass pipes and test kits that can detect fentanyl or veterinary tranquilizer in drugs before they’re consumed, possibly saving lives.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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An Ohio woman was sentenced to 40 years in prison this week for injecting her estranged husband with an animal tranquilizer — and then burying his body — during an attack that was partially captured on a vehicle dash camera.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Chelsea, 27, was arrested in Marinette County, Wis., on Nov. 18, on two felony counts of possession of methamphetamine, a felony count of possession of narcotic drugs and two felony counts of bail jumping, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE.Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Authorities charged Chelsea O'Donnell with two counts of felony possession of methamphetamine along with the felony charge of possession of narcotic drugs, according to court records viewed by Fox News Digital.Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Une Chambre à Soi in Château La Coste’s Richard Rogers gallery is inspired by Virginia Woolfe’s extended essay A Room of One’s Own and features more than fifteen artists visualising a soporific journey from sunset to sunrise.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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But now there's something distinctly soporific about it all, and certainly not the kind of writing Capote himself would have wanted associated with his name.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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Most of them suffer from opiate addiction or some form of mental illness.Andrea O'Connor, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
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In a video posted to YouTube Monday (Nov. 4), the producer tells this story alongside Jordan Hamilton, the CEO of Choice House, the Colorado addiction and mental health treatment center for men where Illenium (born Nick Miller) got sober more than a decade ago after an opiate addiction.Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each of the systems is trained to pick up on different combinations of signs that a driver is drowsy.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2024
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None of these measures will fly if the beliefs around drowsy driving do not change.Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Returning to the somnolent complacency of years past is not an option.Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Neuroscientists have long had an explanation for our somnolent twitches.Amanda Gefter, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Hypnotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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