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
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Carroll says, for troops, seeing leadership share attack plans in advance on Signal but so far suffer no consequences is toxic to morale.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
Kelli Bender, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Many are similar to existing antibiotics or toxic to humans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
In fact, as mentioned in the video, the venom is almost 5 times more toxic than its mainland relatives, capable of killing human tissue, hemorrhaging the brain and triggering massive intestinal bleeding.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Carroll says, for troops, seeing leadership share attack plans in advance on Signal but so far suffer no consequences is toxic to morale.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
According to Apolo, theobromine, an alkaloid in the cacao beans used to make chocolate, makes chocolate toxic to canines.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Many are similar to existing antibiotics or toxic to humans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toxic
Adjective
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The machine fed the Southern identity a poisonous diet for three decades.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The editorial didn’t advise how to overcome tribal hatred and instead focused on the poisonous news of today — disruption and disorder in town halls and political vandalism of Tesla cars.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As for entertainment, pick your poison: live music, board games, or something off its bookshelf.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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In September 2024, the California legislature passed the Poison-Free Wildlife Act, which bans some rat poisons.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Five to 10 percent of people with ALS have a family member with the disease.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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This ultimately translates into more people that will get infected with these diseases, with the potential of spreading it to all Americans, including White Americans in urban neighborhoods.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are a number of ways to help work on this and manage our exposure to chemicals and toxins.—
Taylor Lane,
Flow Space,
26 Mar. 2025
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The animals may have been poisoned by ingesting fish contaminated by domoic acid, a toxin released by the common coastal phytoplankton Pseudo-nitzschia.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Toxic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxic. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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