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
Around 100 of the some 2,000 species of scorpions worldwide produce venom serious enough to be fatal.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Frog venom originated in Mexico and South America and is commonly used for ritual purposes.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
Bioactive compounds in the venom of related species have contributed to medical advancements, including pain treatments.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
By biologists’ best estimate, venoms have evolved at least 100 times across the animal kingdom.
—Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Frog venom originated in Mexico and South America and is commonly used for ritual purposes.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
Bioactive compounds in the venom of related species have contributed to medical advancements, including pain treatments.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
By biologists’ best estimate, venoms have evolved at least 100 times across the animal kingdom.
—Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venom
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All about the poison There was a lot that needed to be tied up in that final episode of the HBO series about tourists at various exotic resorts.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In addition, these same poisons can damage a cell’s DNA which can allow that cell to grow out of control and cause cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Slightly off-topic comments can derail it so far away from the original point, and it isn't always done with malice.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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To borrow another logical principle, Hanlon's razor: Don't ascribe to malice that which can be otherwise explained by rank incompetence.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 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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In fact, her personal hatred of gripping challenges even served as her Survivor hot take below.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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That ecstatic communal experience is a glorious moment of freedom for oppressed people, most of them living hand-to-mouth in an environment of hatred and exploitation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Harmattan facilitates the spread of diseases, such as influenza.—
Christophe Lavaysse,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, in the U.S., the CDC has concluded there is no evidence that pesticides are effective in preventing these diseases and does not recommend this practice.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the cause of Bell’s Palsy is unknown but it can be triggered by high blood pressure, an infection, diabetes or toxins in one’s system.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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Vultures also have extremely strong stomach acid, don’t get food poisoning and are able to consume and neutralize anthrax, botulism and other bacteria and toxins in carcasses that would kill other animals, removing deadly threats from the environment.—
Gerald Imray,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Venom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venom. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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