as in poisoned
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
the witch gave Snow White a poison apple
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as in toxic
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
the only way to get rid of rats is to leave out poison
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as in to taint
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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as in to pollute
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in to degrade
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
this party partisanship poisons the national debate we should be having about this urgent problem
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Recent Examples of poison
National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops.
—National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2020
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Call poison control: Call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.
—Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Salting on sidewalks and driveways can also run off into your lawn and landscape, poisoning your plants.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.
—National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops.
—National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2020
Noun
That is the warning of a new study, led by a researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), that analyzed data from an animal poison control center.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Call poison control: Call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.
—Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Wine has for centuries played an outsize role in Moldova’s relationship with Russia, both lubricating and at times poisoning ties between what, until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, were two parts of the same country.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Salting on sidewalks and driveways can also run off into your lawn and landscape, poisoning your plants.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poison
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This strategy has amplified his visibility but has also drawn criticism for aligning with internet personalities accused of toxic and, for some, abusive behaviors.—
Kia Turner,
refinery29.com,
28 Nov. 2024
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Fipronil is also high toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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In a 2021 study in the Journal of Urban Health, researchers surveyed adult residents of Flint, Michigan, where the water was known to have been tainted with lead.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The goal is not to taint your hard work with someone whose values are the polar opposite to yours.—
Goro Gupta,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Activists behind the suit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) say that the wastewater contains metal and polluting chemicals used at the south Texas launch site.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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No matter the political complications, countries continued to deploy clean energy at a rapid clip this year driven by economics (renewables are often cheaper than fossil fuels) and energy-security concerns (producing clean electricity at home means less reliance on polluting imports).—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
26 Dec. 2024
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Keeping your phone fully charged or fully discharging the battery will degrade it slightly faster, and regularly swinging between full and empty will shorten its life.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
19 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, Trump’s penchant for degrading the reputation of those around him will likely frustrate efforts by Vance to re-elevate his office.—
Roy Brownell,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Thanks to pandemic and production delays, however, training turned into a long, grueling process.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Best Samsonite Deals Samsonite turns 115 years old this March, and since its founding, the brand has been a pioneer for durable, long-lasting luggage.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Seven-percent mortgages have been poisonous to homebuilders, and Horton was down 26% in the fourth quarter – in a rising market, at that.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Social platforms are poised to become even more poisonous to their own users as a handful of outrageously rich and powerful men grapple with their own insecurities around masculinity and free speech.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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About 5,600 out of 56,000 workers are believed to have died from injury or disease during the U.S. phase of construction, according to the Panama Canal Authority, most of whom were from the Caribbean.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Talavera, Suchan and colleagues hope that using pollen signatures to map changing migration patterns could help to predict where fungal disease outbreaks might occur. Cuvelier, meanwhile, hopes to continue counting butterflies with his granddaughter.—
Saugat Bolakhe,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023
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Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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“Poison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poison. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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