as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
this medication is soporific, so do not drive after taking it
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Recent Examples of soporific
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Musty retreads of Ibsen and Chekhov, besides being counter to the maverick spirit of their play, can be soporific endurance tests.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2018
After a soporific first 45 minutes ended scoreless, more than 40,000 spectators at the Rostov Arena had little reason to expect the remarkable, rollicking second half that awaited them.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 4 July 2018
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Adjective
Everything already felt brown, and now the soporific monochrome is complete.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Musty retreads of Ibsen and Chekhov, besides being counter to the maverick spirit of their play, can be soporific endurance tests.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Noun
Like at night, when the soft beds and gentle rhythms of the train become a potent soporific.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2018
After a soporific first 45 minutes ended scoreless, more than 40,000 spectators at the Rostov Arena had little reason to expect the remarkable, rollicking second half that awaited them.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 4 July 2018
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Adjective
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His viral videos are hypnotic, hard-to-comprehend highlight reels, featuring explosive dunks and intricate maneuvers performed by the lightning-fast athlete, such as bouncing a basketball on a fast break behind his back and then picking up the dribble to score.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The bridge, however, uses compression and digital manipulation to conjure up a hypnotic effect, almost like a loop.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Super Bowl reporter found dead had sedative in his system, police say Wife of powerful cartel boss wanted by U.S. is released from prison In: New Mexico Death Gene Hackman Alex Sundby Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is used as a sedative in medicine.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Parker Posey is especially good as a homemaker, Violet Ratliff, who arrives with a cache of tranquilizers—these are soon being pilfered and swallowed by her husband, Timothy (Jason Isaacs), a businessman about to be exposed for fraud.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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He's been shot twice by bullets and other times by tranquilizer darts.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Soporific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soporific. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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