anesthetize

Zoo officials said the tragedy shows why decisions to anesthetize animals are not taken lightly.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

The researchers anesthetize the captured cats, give them a quick physical exam and fit them with GPS collars to track their movements.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023

Dr. Angel Estrada, right, a veterinarian, and Brenda Arias, a veterinary student, anesthetize a horse undergoing surgery at a clinic in the community of Charco de Sierra in Guanajuato, Mexico.Credit...

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

I remember, we were doing the scene where I anesthetize him.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2022

Two applications are usually sufficient completely to anesthetize the exterior and interior of the larynx by blocking of the superior laryngeal nerve without any endolaryngeal applications.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

That’s not easy, since capybaras max out around 155 pounds; sometimes he anesthetizes them for the trip back to the river.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

After several visits, Marx underwent a TAP block, an injection that anesthetizes the anterior abdominal wall.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2021

She anesthetizes the animals, carefully removes their brains, firms the brains up with formalin, freezes them, then shaves them into slices thinner than a strand of human hair to study under a microscope.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2013

Laughter is a wonder drug by which man anesthetizes his consciousness of mortality.

From Time Magazine Archive

Your wife has leprosy!—not the physical form, but the kind that anesthetizes, ulcerates, deforms the soul—the leprosy of self-pity.

From Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness by Carroll, Robert S.

"Even when patients are fully anesthetized, their brains continue to analyze the world around them."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026

The anesthetized patients’ brains produced activity that shared similarities to being unconscious in a coma—as well as deep sleep, REM sleep and patterns unique to anesthesia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Bogdan fears that by cleaning up Meridian Hill Park -- which is managed and maintained by the National Park Service -- its history as a place of Black protest and community will be anesthetized.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

To test the observation, they strapped pressure sensors around the bellies of lightly anesthetized mice and observed the brain when slight pressure was applied only to the abdominal muscles.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

To reduce the pain, they anesthetized his throat.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

These are meant to be the anesthetizing accompaniment to playlists featuring purveyors of sonic wallpaper made to help your whole body chill out — a vibe-fest, on demand.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

Sampling wild primates traditionally requires trapping and anesthetizing the animals.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 5, 2023

The collective was founded by the composer-poet-pianist-conductor-essayist and former Los Angeles Opera artist in residence Matthew Aucoin and director Zack Winokur in 2017 as an occasional refuge from the artistically anesthetizing commercial classical music business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

The aesthetic pleasure of Cline’s writing is anesthetizing.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2020

Then, in an enchantingly anesthetizing voice, he explained that southern California rested upon a mystical power spot around which had congregated the nation's largest population of spiritual seekers.

From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Laxer, Mark Eliot