as in antagonism
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as in infuriating
to implant bitter feelings in
thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envenoming
Noun
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Today, the antagonism between the defendants and the system judging them took the shape of civilized disagreement.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
9 June 2026 -
During this car ride, the antagonism between the two men vanishes.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Union Pacific hasn’t commented publicly on the president’s remarks, but risks infuriating the president by denying them privately to investors all the same.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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Cohen says the claims about Parsons are infuriating and false.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Once a unifying symbol, the flag has come to represent political alienation for some.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Meier also found that mothers accused of parental alienation after reporting abuse were almost twice as likely to lose custody, and were disproportionately losing custody compared to fathers.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Verb
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In May 2021, after being elected to Parliament, Ben-Gvir established a makeshift office in a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, enraging local residents.—
Avi Issacharoff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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This is a sad story, an enraging one, a maddening one.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In this particular moment, this summer, there has been a severe rupture, and that's partly because of the way that these firings were carried out.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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An earthquake’s size is determined by the area of the fault rupture—the larger the area, the larger the quake.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Dalton Eatherly, 28, is known in Clarksville for deliberately antagonizing people on camera and also faces theft and disorderly conduct charges from a separate incident.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Between his antagonizing antics and soul-shaking shot-making, CJ McCollum needed only two playoff games to achieve Knicks villain status.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Brandon Aiyuk’s recent emergence on social media now includes his bluntest message yet about a mysterious estrangement with the 49ers.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Tuesday’s pillhead big sister Sara (Olivia Rose Keegan) and the latter’s boyfriend Jack (Cameron Scott Roberts) call on Cindy after a lengthy estrangement to ask for her help in killing Ghostface.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The Star, which also looked into the killing, revealed that Jordan’s associations with organized crime figures, as well as his apparent disregard for angering them, likely contributed to his death.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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In the biblical Tower of Babel story, humans are driven by hubris to try to create a tower tall enough to touch the sky, angering God in the process.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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“Envenoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envenoming. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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