as in nontoxic
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Recent Examples of nonpoisonous
Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.
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Charles Passy, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2020
This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.
—David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 8 Aug. 2019
Charles Passy, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2020
This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.
—David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 8 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpoisonous
Adjective
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Some art sets are nontoxic and come with washable paints or other materials.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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This is safe for people and wildlife and relatively nontoxic to beneficial insects such as ladybugs that prey on them.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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And the food bank could not have purchased the nearly $24 million of nutritious foods without private and public donor support.—
Carmen Del Guercio,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2025
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But within the planet’s deep recesses — thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface off the US West Coast — the gas can be transformed into a nutritious meal.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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“Nonpoisonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpoisonous. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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