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
Common triggers include certain foods, some medications, insect venom and latex.
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Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
The first is that his barbed interventions could signal the full-scale arrival in Europe of the kind of online venom, misinformation, and conspiracy theories – and the angry polarization – that have poisoned American politics.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Youngsters release less venom but their poison can be more potent, according to Taylor.
—Tanasia Kenney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Some fans will likely direct venom toward Beal, accusing him of putting his own wishes ahead of the team’s.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
The first is that his barbed interventions could signal the full-scale arrival in Europe of the kind of online venom, misinformation, and conspiracy theories – and the angry polarization – that have poisoned American politics.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Youngsters release less venom but their poison can be more potent, according to Taylor.
—Tanasia Kenney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Some fans will likely direct venom toward Beal, accusing him of putting his own wishes ahead of the team’s.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venom
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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
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Jose Ibarra was convicted Nov. 20, 2024 of malice murder, three counts of felony murder and assault with intent to rape, among other charges, in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Worse than his malice is his neediness, which seems to break through that fourth wall to put its sticky fingers around our throats.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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In Colorado, the process to choose the five priority air toxics included consulting with multiple stakeholders.—
Jenni Shearston,
The Conversation,
25 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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What’s been really interesting to me about the Blake situation is how much of the hatred against her is coming from women.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to his efforts to take a chain saw to the federal government through DOGE, Elon Musk has attracted a level of ire from left-wing activists that now rivals their level of hatred for President Trump.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 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
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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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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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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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“Venom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venom. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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