as in poisonous
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
leaving poisoned food to try to kill the roaches
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as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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as in polluted
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in degraded
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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as in turned
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
malicious rumors had poisoned many church members against the new pastor
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Recent Examples of poisoned
Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s less than two cents per child poisoned by lead.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
In March 2018, Ashley checked into a Florida hospital and alleged that Doug was abusive and poisoned her.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
The next morning, however, Orry discovers Tula has poisoned his entire family — save for his brother — and has a dagger left over for him.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
At a court hearing last year, Craig’s defense lawyer said there was no direct evidence showing his client poisoned his wife’s drink.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
In September, several people were poisoned by methanol in Indonesia after consuming alcohol ordered off the internet, according to the website.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Depending on how severely someone has been poisoned, they may be given ethanol and undergo dialysis to remove methanol from the blood.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
The reality is Kade was poisoned, murdered.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s less than two cents per child poisoned by lead.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
In March 2018, Ashley checked into a Florida hospital and alleged that Doug was abusive and poisoned her.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
The next morning, however, Orry discovers Tula has poisoned his entire family — save for his brother — and has a dagger left over for him.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
At a court hearing last year, Craig’s defense lawyer said there was no direct evidence showing his client poisoned his wife’s drink.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
In September, several people were poisoned by methanol in Indonesia after consuming alcohol ordered off the internet, according to the website.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Depending on how severely someone has been poisoned, they may be given ethanol and undergo dialysis to remove methanol from the blood.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
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But the film’s poisonous reviews and disastrous box office all but torpedoed her Oscar hopes this year, and the film was shut out in Monday’s Globe nominations.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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But left unchecked, fear of failure becomes poisonous.Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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But two batches of raw whole milk and cream products tainted with bird flu virus were recalled last month in California — the state hit hardest by the cattle outbreak.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The effects of drinking raw milk tainted with bird flu are still uncertain.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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And Iran along with its other proxies have also been degraded by Israeli strikes.CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Iran has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2024
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Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.National Geographic, National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
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Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops.National Geographic, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2020
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The death toll from contaminated IV feeding bags has risen to 17 across three states in Mexico.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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And in late November, federal authorities launched an investigation into cucumbers contaminated with salmonella.Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Westwood convinced the second teenager to undress for a Greek mythology scene.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her ultimate goal is to be part of the Taylor Swift musical all Swifties are convinced is coming soon.Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Russia has consistently denied using chemical weapons in Ukraine and, in turn, has accused Kyiv of employing toxic agents on the battlefield.Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Most of the concern comes from lab studies involving animals or human cell lines — scientists observed toxic effects of microplastics on the cellular and molecular levels.Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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