as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
morphine is an opiate drug
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as in narcotic
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security
a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people
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Recent Examples of opiate
Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
The plan, according to court documents, was for the woman to meet the employee to give him Suboxone strips, which are used to treat people in early recovery from opiate addiction, along with money.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The threat from fentanyl is not a foreign nation, but someone in a basement lab who can prompt AI properly to generate the synthetic opiate.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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The threat from fentanyl is not a foreign nation, but someone in a basement lab who can prompt AI properly to generate the synthetic opiate.
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The vase in question with traces of opiates has been part of the museum’s Babylonian Collection since shortly after the assemblage of about 40,000 ancient artifacts was established at the university in 1911.
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
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Plus, Palmer and Goode's oh-so-palpable chemistry conjures up a hypnotic charm that even Harkness couldn't resist.—
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The search warrant was issued for a residence at 191 Talbot Avenue as a part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.—
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Ventura County deputies seized 92 pounds of drugs, hundreds of oxycodone pills and 14 guns during a narcotics bust in December.—
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After that, three more were first shot with tranquilizer darts, identified as adults, and then euthanized.—
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Experts note that facilities housing primates conduct routine drills and maintain tranquilizer equipment for rare escape events such as this one.—
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For people who have uncontrolled blood pressure and heart disease, dentists may opt for a different anesthetic.—
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Toward the beginning, students in the pilot learn about local anesthetics, handling instruments and positioning patients.—
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“Opiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opiate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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