as in poisoned
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
some evil person was leaving out poisonous meat for neighborhood dogs to eat
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Recent Examples of poisonous
In the episode, which aired Sunday, April 6, Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) blends piña coladas with seeds from poisonous pong-pong tree fruit and gives out glasses to wife Victoria (Parker Posey), son Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook).
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Erin Clements, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Only Lochlan’s near-death experience, induced by a poisonous protein shake, was a truly superfluous bit of silliness, turning a Vitamix of all things into a weapon in waiting.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Not only is the pong pong tree a very real tree with poisonous fruit on it, but according to the trusty internet, even a small amount of that fruit can be fatal.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Its research and recommendations have served as the foundation for Department of Labor rules for worker protection, including one issued last year for coal miners that cuts by half the permissible exposures to poisonous silica dust.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
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Erin Clements, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Only Lochlan’s near-death experience, induced by a poisonous protein shake, was a truly superfluous bit of silliness, turning a Vitamix of all things into a weapon in waiting.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Not only is the pong pong tree a very real tree with poisonous fruit on it, but according to the trusty internet, even a small amount of that fruit can be fatal.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Its research and recommendations have served as the foundation for Department of Labor rules for worker protection, including one issued last year for coal miners that cuts by half the permissible exposures to poisonous silica dust.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisonous
Adjective
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Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2020
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Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
10 Feb. 2020
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Green 1 and 2: Both banned in 1965 due to a potential link to cancer. Sudan 1 and Butter Yellow: Banned in 1919 after it was found to be toxic and potentially carcinogenic.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The streets also expose them to all sorts of rodenticides, toxic plants, and chemicals, which can be fatal to felines.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This venomous snake, previously thought to be confined to Saudi Arabia, was found in the Dhofar region, raising questions about its dispersal routes.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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This led researchers to theorize that when competition is reduced, venomous predators may actually evolve concoctions better suited to specific prey.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Poisonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisonous. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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