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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Our goal is to get toxins out of our environment, poisons out of our food supply, and keep our children healthy and strong.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Our goal is to get toxins out of our environment, poisons out of our food supply and keep our children healthy and strong.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Mar. 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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Democrats, blinded by their hatred of him, have ignored this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Debra Messing, who has produced a new documentary on (horseshoe-theory) antisemitism called October 8, has been one of Hollywood’s few intensely admirable exceptions, calling out anti-Jewish hatred with a fierce constancy over the past 16 months.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease that can cause serious health complications, including death, especially in children under 5.—
Jaden Amos,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc., can carry bugs or disease that can impact our agriculture.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Blooms typically start in spring when the sun is out longer, fueling the toxins’ growth.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
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While all strains of S. aureus produce toxins, only around 5% secrete specific types known as exfoliative toxins A and B (ETA and ETB).—
William Truswell,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Venom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venom. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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