as in poisonous
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
certain plants are toxic if eaten
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as in poison
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
tested for toxics in the water supply
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Recent Examples of toxic
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately nothing really works with Sanders’ latest version, including a languid script and lack of chemistry between the leads, who, sans supernatural assistance, would be doomed to toxic codependency, whose meet-cute feels like the prologue to The Panic in Needle Park (1971).
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
Frances Beinecke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
The Calvert City facilities have been repeatedly fined for leaking air toxics since at least 2010.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
In his capacity as chief of Russia’s radioactive, biological and chemical defense forces, the general had often publicly turned international accusations back against his accusers, claiming the Ukrainian military employed toxic agents and plotted to carry out attacks with radioactive materials.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately nothing really works with Sanders’ latest version, including a languid script and lack of chemistry between the leads, who, sans supernatural assistance, would be doomed to toxic codependency, whose meet-cute feels like the prologue to The Panic in Needle Park (1971).
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
Humans are filling the world's atmosphere with greenhouse gases, tainting its aquifer and surface water with deadly pollutants, eroding its soils, and allowing damaging toxics to build up in human bodies.
—Frances Beinecke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
The Calvert City facilities have been repeatedly fined for leaking air toxics since at least 2010.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
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But left unchecked, fear of failure becomes poisonous.Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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Baffled by the fact that Curtis knew nothing of the very poison he was accused of using to try and kill the President, the suspicion that Curtis was being framed was rising.Barry Levitt, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Whatever your poison, the Plus features a low-maintenance, clean and quiet Gates Carbon Drive CDX belt.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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The diet has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and related conditions like obesity, high cholesterol and hypertension.Randi Richardson, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Multiple clinical trials are also underway to determine what other diseases GLP-1 drugs may potentially protect against.Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the Mandara Spas onboard Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva, for example, there is the industry’s first Charcoal Saunas at Sea, inspired by Japanese and Korean wellness practices to boost circulation and metabolism while at the same time removing toxins.Susan B. Barnes, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Fats and proteins are broken down and transformed into biogenic amines and toxins, which, when unbalanced, can potentially lead to systemic intoxication and inflammation.Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Toxic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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