as in diseases
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 taints
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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as in pollutes
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in corrupts
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 turns
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 poisons
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While standard rat poisons accumulate in the animal’s body, the active ingredient in the Good Works contraceptive is rapidly metabolized in the rat’s liver.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Fumigants, poisons, or traps are not advised for armadillo control, say experts.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 22 Aug. 2025
Evidence from a computer seized from Patterson’s home showing searches for other kinds of poisons was also excluded from the trial.
—CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Canadian wildfires prematurely kill Americans and vice versa; slash and burn farming in rural Cambodia poisons Phnom Penhers.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While standard rat poisons accumulate in the animal’s body, the active ingredient in the Good Works contraceptive is rapidly metabolized in the rat’s liver.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Fumigants, poisons, or traps are not advised for armadillo control, say experts.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 22 Aug. 2025
Evidence from a computer seized from Patterson’s home showing searches for other kinds of poisons was also excluded from the trial.
—CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisons
Noun
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Parents will be especially alarmed and this will place terrible burdens on pediatricians who will need to assuage their worries in order to provide important protections against serious and sometimes fatal diseases.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nurabot is currently being piloted in Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, on a ward that treats diseases associated with the lungs, face and neck, including lung cancer and asthma.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Farmers overapplying them in their fields can cause nitrogen-laden runoff that pollutes water and the air.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, the use of harsh chemicals pollutes water and soil during lithium extraction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The decision turns less on predicting the next Fed meeting and more on projecting a company’s earning power far into the future.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Maria is a wonderfully textured character, at turns flinty and cold and vivacious and funny, and Maura is adept at embodying all sides to this woman.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Farmers don’t typically grow pawpaws because the raw fruit spoils easily and is difficult to ship, according to the Kansas State University Extension Office.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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This post spoils the entirety of My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2, specifically the finale.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Untreated nitrogen often contaminates groundwater and causes algal blooms that damage ecosystems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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Leached water from textile waste in landfills contaminates groundwater with harmful chemicals and dyes, which can alter the pH and clarity of surface water.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This rampant, unauthorized AI use degrades the educational experience of individual students who overly rely on the technology and those who wish to avoid using it.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dendrite growth degrades battery performance and can cause internal short-circuits, making fast charging particularly dangerous.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Neely Lab is interested in applying the technology to gene editing, having previously used CRISPR to understand the mechanisms behind how venoms cause cell death and pain, and how proteins bind to cells, including the crucial spike protein in SARS-CoV-2.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 July 2025
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“Poisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisons. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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