as in poison
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
read a pamphlet on the toxin responsible for botulism, a food poisoning that can cause paralysis and even death in some cases
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Recent Examples of toxin
The worst place at a factory to work for was always the screen-printing department—the hot metal and lacquer thinner produce pungent toxins that workers have no choice but to inhale.
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Some also tout hydrogen peroxide footbaths for removing toxins such as heavy metals from the body.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
Red-Bodied Dog Tick Has your idiotic dog wandered onto a bucolic patch of grass that hasn’t been freshly treated with toxins?
—Jay Ruttenberg, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Cuban tree frogs release a toxin from the skin, so don't ever touch them with your bare hands.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Some also tout hydrogen peroxide footbaths for removing toxins such as heavy metals from the body.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
Red-Bodied Dog Tick Has your idiotic dog wandered onto a bucolic patch of grass that hasn’t been freshly treated with toxins?
—Jay Ruttenberg, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Cuban tree frogs release a toxin from the skin, so don't ever touch them with your bare hands.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toxin
Noun
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The rule is simple because the alternative is poison.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Using over-the-counter cold and flu medication to get high is far from a new teenage activity; however, calls to poison control for related overdoses continue to spike year-over-year, according to a new America’s Poison Centers alert.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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At the same time, the Trump administration has taken steps to roll back regulations on emissions from industrial facilities, such as mercury and other toxics emitted from coal plants.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Portside residents face higher cancer risk from air toxics than 93% of the nation.—
Jose Franco Garcia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2026
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The full suite of vaccines against childhood diseases was almost complete by 1970.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The deadly plague is called Pierce’s disease.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Mark the edge of the swelling on the bite and make note of the time — the spread from the original mark can indicate how fast the venom is spreading.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The captain backed off, but Curry never forgot the look in his eyes, or the venom in his voice.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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“Toxin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxin. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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