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as in tainting
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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as in polluting
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in degrading
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 turning
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 poisoning
Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.
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Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.
—NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Environmental, climate and health issues Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.
—NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Environmental, climate and health issues Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoning
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This is yet another example of how humans and the organizations run by humans are polluting the Earth and its bodies of water with all sorts of things including a range of different pharmaceutical products.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Gas-burning equipment is also polluting the inside of our homes.Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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The company has been accused of degrading its US brands and failing to release more affordable models.Umar Shakir, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2024
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Study © iStock Miniscule bits of plastic emanating from degrading garbage and tires may be causing serious respiratory issues and certain types of cancer, a new study has found.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rivers insisted Monday that there are different ways of convincing a team its record is not reflective of its abilities.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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In their calculation, their chances of reversing vaccine injury with unsupported, experimental treatments are better than convincing policy makers to care for disabled people.Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Instead of weakening, the civic movement gathered speed.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The technical picture is weakening The stock's behavior is weak, as shown in the chart below.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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With the relationship between the two companies deteriorating, Qualcomm may have to consider using another architecture before its ALA expires in 2033.Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities, Nature Cities.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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The weather is darkening, the leaves are falling and the zombies are nearing your doorstep.Annalise Frank, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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At least in the short run, this diluting might potentially have negative effects on the price per share as the market adjusts to the extra shares.Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Businesses should ensure their monitoring strategies address both objectives where relevant, without diluting the specific focus of fraud prevention tools.Einaras von Gravrock, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Russian units in Crimea were destroying their boats in a desperate bid not to be sent to Kherson to join the assault.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Longtime residents of Mayotte worry about a crackdown The cyclone further exacerbated the island’s issues after destroying homes, schools and infrastructure.Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Poisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoning. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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