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Recent Examples of narcotize
Most are unable to rise above the stylistic miasma of the production — Whitehead sounds narcotized even when Pip isn’t on drugs — or the entirely new words they’ve been asked to say.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
The smartphone, for all its wonder and utility, has also proved to be a narcotizing agent.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019
What would happen if Parker really turned on, tuned in and dropped out, and took his show to mind-expanding — not just narcotizing — heights?
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019
Auto-Tune; hip-hop; and the nasal, narcotized, dispirited voices of SoundCloud rap compete with, and often out-stream, the kind of soulful vocal storytelling that would have had Ms. Aguilera flourishing in previous eras.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 13 June 2018
He is perpetually narcotized, endlessly plaintive, borderline disoriented.
—New York Times, 9 May 2018
Instead, waging a battle against evil has a narcotizing effect.
—James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2017
This deeply autobiographical novel recounts growing up gay in rural France, where the men and women scuff and strain against economic morbidity, class invisibility and narcotizing boredom.
—New York Times, 25 May 2017
Both are set in decaying manufacturing towns — places where the men and women scuff and strain against economic morbidity, class invisibility and narcotizing boredom.
—Jennifer Senior, New York Times, 17 May 2017
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
The smartphone, for all its wonder and utility, has also proved to be a narcotizing agent.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019
What would happen if Parker really turned on, tuned in and dropped out, and took his show to mind-expanding — not just narcotizing — heights?
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019
Auto-Tune; hip-hop; and the nasal, narcotized, dispirited voices of SoundCloud rap compete with, and often out-stream, the kind of soulful vocal storytelling that would have had Ms. Aguilera flourishing in previous eras.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 13 June 2018
He is perpetually narcotized, endlessly plaintive, borderline disoriented.
—New York Times, 9 May 2018
Instead, waging a battle against evil has a narcotizing effect.
—James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2017
This deeply autobiographical novel recounts growing up gay in rural France, where the men and women scuff and strain against economic morbidity, class invisibility and narcotizing boredom.
—New York Times, 25 May 2017
Both are set in decaying manufacturing towns — places where the men and women scuff and strain against economic morbidity, class invisibility and narcotizing boredom.
—Jennifer Senior, New York Times, 17 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcotize
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One man, who was a wheelchair user, was heavily sedated and taken across the U.S.-Mexico border, and was later found dead in a hotel in Mexico City, per NBC News and the AP.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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At the event in New York, the artist arrived and took her place inside a glass box, but not in the violent and sedate Marina Abramović way.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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News coverage can’t prepare you for the stupefying endlessness of the destruction, nor for the metallic stench that seeps in through closed windows.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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Even amid the stupefying information overload of Trump’s first week back in office, this is shocking.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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But measures that are imposed too quickly or by shaky institutions could lead to outcomes that lack fairness, transparency, and legitimacy and may ultimately deepen, rather than alleviate, social divisions and mistrust in the state.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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My skin drinks this stuff up, and has alleviated many of my complexion woes—think: uneven skin tone, loss of firmness, and excess oil production—with consistent use.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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The deal would also relieve the need for costly military deployments and open up new investment opportunities for international partners and resource companies.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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Just as headache triggers are different for everyone, so are the best methods to relieve them.—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2025
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By embracing this demographic, organizations can access a flexible, engaged workforce that not only mitigates talent shortages but also enhances team cohesion and strategic decision-making.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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This differentiation aims to mitigate potential disruptions in the energy sector while addressing broader trade concerns.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is a benefit to both the trapper and the coyote because once in cover, the animal relaxes and doesn’t fight the equipment as much.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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In difficult times, inappropriate optimism can disarm and relax us—and substitute for actions that could actually bring about that sunny imagined future.—
Richard A. Friedman,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The swap of the three Israelis for the 369 Palestinians allayed growing alarm that the ceasefire agreement could unravel before the end of the 42-day first stage of the truce pact in effect since January 19.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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ByteDance worked for years to allay the government’s concerns and ensure TikTok in the U.S. is protected from Chinese interference, a multibillion-dollar effort called Project Texas.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Narcotize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcotize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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