security blankets

noun

plural of security blanket
as in narcotics

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  1. narcotics
  2. opiates
Noun
  • Somoza and Crystal then moved to Ahwatukee, Arizona, to live with her boyfriend, narcotics detective Avelino Tamala.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The group’s advocacy for narcotics was both far-out—the idea that Class As might ever be administered clinically or therapeutically by the NHS was a fringe pursuit—and shockingly comprehensive.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of narcotics
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 opiates
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“Security blankets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/security%20blankets. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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