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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Recent Examples of hypnotic
Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2025
Ramsay, working with master cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, builds a world of images that’s hypnotic one minute and jolting you awake the next.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2025
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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Adjective
Viewers will nonetheless find themselves under the series’ hypnotic hold.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2025
Ramsay, working with master cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, builds a world of images that’s hypnotic one minute and jolting you awake the next.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 May 2025
Noun
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypnotic
Adjective
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As soothing as that may sound, fun is really the theme.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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To help replenish healthy-looking skin while preventing irritation from the potent star ingredient, there’s a soothing and moisturizing blend of hyaluronic acid and shea butter.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Jeff Getting: The evidence introduced at the trial was … contained in the autopsy report, which didn't find any significant evidence of sedatives … But Kate Fox also testified that Linda had discussed ways of getting rid of her husband, including running him over with a car.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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Florida uses a three-drug cocktail for its lethal injection: a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Corrections Department.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 May 2025
Noun
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According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The amount of fentanyl appears to be dropping (see above), while the amount of animal tranquilizers, such as medetomidine and xylazine, is rising.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Drug and narcotic violations also saw an increase, rising by 3.7%.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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The near-constant use of psychedelic stimulants, including MDMA and ecstasy, pushed her into a cycle of narcotic dependence.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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For the Grand Prix on Sunday, as the cars have become wider, longer and heavier, the racing is soporific, with virtually no overtaking.—
Ian Parkes,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Traveling to Hydra is normally a relaxing, almost soporific affair.—
Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Ventura readily admitted to a serious opiate addiction and feeling jealousy, especially early on, over Combs’ relationships with other women, including the mother of three his children, Kim Porter.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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Thousands of inmates wrongly tested positive for opiate use inside California state prisons last year because of a laboratory mistake, and civil rights attorneys now worry many of them could be denied parole and a chance at freedom because of it.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Safety upgrades include a lane-centering system, a surround-view camera system, rear automatic braking, forward collision warning with automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assistance, lane departure warning and a drowsy driver monitor.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
18 May 2025
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Studies have shown that teens who experience a lack of sleep could suffer negative consequences, including an inability to concentrate, poor grades, drowsy driving incidents, anxiety, depression, and many more.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Alan Fox’s script is rife with clunkers (the somnolent Ilfenesh Hadera, as David’s wife Pam, explains with haunting detail which items of decor on the dining table can be moved where by the police), and the intrusive score is the equivalent of garish wall-to-wall carpeting.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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While there are a half-dozen or so worthy books on the list, most of them are somnolent doctoral theses that probably should not have been acquired in the first place.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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“Hypnotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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