security blanket

noun

Definition of security blanketnext
as in narcotic

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Recent Examples of security blanket Taylor is a security blanket on third-down situations, while Ruckert is considered a jack-of-all-trades. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Sanchez is the ultimate security blanket for his teammates, who place total trust in him. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 As the Dolphins operated in late-game clock-management situations, Atwell served as quarterback Quinn Ewers’ security blanket. — Tyler Carmona june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Senior tight end Noah Fox-Flores has begun to emerge as a reliable security blanket for quarterback Nico Iamaleava. — Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for security blanket
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  1. narcotic
  2. opiate
  3. anesthetic
  4. sedative
Noun
  • Brian Peralta Cabrera, 18, of Queens, was charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death and serious bodily injury.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In one incident, prosecutors say Maduro and Flores ordered members of their security details to torture a law enforcement official suspected of stealing proceeds from narcotics trafficking.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of narcotic
Noun
  • Encore likens bad breakups to immunocompromisation and kicking opiates.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The post showed tests failed to find traces of amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, methadone, ecstasy, opiates and buprenorphine, a prescription opioid.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of opiate
Noun
  • The day of the alleged assault, Newell and Ingalls began passing around ketamine, dissociative anesthetic with hallucinogenic properties, according to the lawsuit.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The protocol involved an administration of an anesthetic, sodium thiopental, followed by pancuronium bromide, a paralytic agent, and finally by potassium chloride to stop the heart, all in much higher doses than they’re typically used.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of anesthetic
Noun
  • In 1961, however, studies in animals revealed that clozapine acts primarily as a sedative and exerts its effects without inducing muscle rigidity, as previous antipsychotics had.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, was administered two doses of just one drug, pentobarbital, a sedative.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sedative

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“Security blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blanket. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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