1
as in poison
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
an antidote to snake venom
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2
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
a neighborhood gossip of such venom that she was feared by all and genuinely liked by no one
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Recent Examples of venom
Their stingers deliver as much venom as a snake or seven times that of a honeybee.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
These snakes’ fangs are shaped with chilling efficiency to deliver the maximum venom load into their prey.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
And the venom isn’t limited to rogue voters who leave a Jeter or Ichiro off their ballot.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The venom destroys muscle tissue, leading to severe local symptoms that often lead to infections and amputations.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
These snakes’ fangs are shaped with chilling efficiency to deliver the maximum venom load into their prey.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
And the venom isn’t limited to rogue voters who leave a Jeter or Ichiro off their ballot.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The venom destroys muscle tissue, leading to severe local symptoms that often lead to infections and amputations.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venom
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Some were stoppers, the design concealing small vials of a particularly deadly poison.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Daughter-in-Law of Baker Whose Christmas Cake Killed 3 Arrested on Murder Charges: Reports Police chief Cléber dos Santos Lima told reporters that Dos Anjos researched and purchased the deadly poison four separate times, per the BBC.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s profoundly unqualified defense secretary, made the malice clear by calling explicitly for Brown’s ouster along with that of any other officer involved with DEI.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Woe’s Hollow is where Kier Eagan first tamed the four tempers of the human soul: woe, frolic, dread, and malice.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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What these arguments fail to understand is that DEI protections were put in place for certain groups because of historically discriminatory hiring practices and to course-correct toxic, racist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, and sexist workplaces.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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This strategy has amplified his visibility but has also drawn criticism for aligning with internet personalities accused of toxic and, for some, abusive behaviors.—
Kia Turner,
refinery29.com,
28 Nov. 2024
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Flanked by cardboard cutouts of the 37th U.S. President bowling, the brothers discuss much more than their hatred of the man, including dropping out of law school, pro sports, and credit cards.—
Will DiGravio,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Our region has enough violence, hatred and incitement without more being added from the outside.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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How long that takes depends on the course of the disease and farmer operations.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Leukemia, a disease of the blood and bone marrow, disrupts the body's ability to produce normal blood cells.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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During the confirmation hearings, many senators expressed interest in efforts to address toxins and chronic health issues.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
13 Feb. 2025
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The reason whooping cough can bring on such a gnarly, well, cough in the first place is because of how B. pertussis wreaks havoc: These bugs latch on to the cilia (a.k.a. tiny hairlike protrusions) on cells in your respiratory tract and ooze toxins, triggering inflammation and swelling.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Venom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venom. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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