lorazepam
noun
lor·az·e·pam
lȯr-ˈa-zə-ˌpam 
: a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C15H10Cl2N2O2 used especially to relieve anxiety and insomnia and to control epileptic seizures
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Victoria has hopefully learned to hide her lorazepam better.
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The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Victoria has hopefully learned to hide her lorazepam better.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
While getting a little too liberal with his wife's lorazepam prescription, Timothy Ratliff, the secret-keeping patriarch on this season of the White Lotus, groggily joins his family while wearing just a robe — then accidentally flashes them all to their amusement and/or horror.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Lorazepam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lorazepam. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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lorazepam
noun
lor·az·e·pam
lȯr-ˈaz-ə-ˌpam
: a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C15H10Cl2N2O2 used especially to relieve anxiety and insomnia, to control status epilepticus, and as a premedication before surgery
Note: Lorazepam is marketed under the trademark Ativan.
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