as in poisoned
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
the witch gave Snow White a poison apple
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as in toxic
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
the only way to get rid of rats is to leave out poison
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as in to taint
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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as in to pollute
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in to degrade
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
this party partisanship poisons the national debate we should be having about this urgent problem
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Recent Examples of poison
Scott White, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.
—National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by security services, imprisoned on politically motivated charges and ultimately died in prison in 2024.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Constant procedural upheaval and backlogs are poison.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.
—National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
Noun
In this lead-free America, children grow up with their minds and bodies not damaged by this poison.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, witnesses testified to the ways these games poisoned children’s minds, just as other modern entertainment did.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by security services, imprisoned on politically motivated charges and ultimately died in prison in 2024.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poison
Noun
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Israeli policy has made the very subject toxic, turning normalization into a domestic and strategic risk for Arab leaders and their governments.—
GALIP DALAY,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Oct. 2025
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Environmental advocates say the new regulation of air toxics, which was required under a 2022 bill called Public Protections From Toxic Air Contaminants, will make the state’s air cleaner and its people healthier.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the end, when Malcolm pulls out a sword on him, Brian is given little choice but to kill Malcolm in front of Ellen in the ensuing battle, tainting the start of the happy couple’s life together.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Suddenly, my spotless record was tainted.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For instance, an injunction to stop a company from polluting a lake is premised on the idea that damage to a lake and the life in it is irreparable.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Gas from Tehran fuels nearly a third of Iraq's electricity generation, yet frequent and prolonged outages remain common, forcing residents to rely on costly, polluting private generators.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The team discovered that oxygen can degrade riboflavin when exposed to light, which leads to self-discharge.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Brazil, wildcat gold mining degrades the Amazon rainforest and imperils Indigenous groups.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the credits appeared on TV, Breakker hit Rollins with a spear, turning his back on his former stablemate of The Vision.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The actor, who turned 98 on March 31, spoke to PEOPLE earlier this year.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But to isolate gold, galamsey workers typically use poisonous mercury, which pollutes drinking water and farmland and has been linked to serious illness and birth defects.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, new evidence indicates that exposure to the poisonous element is not necessarily a new issue.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That research has also linked ultraprocessed foods to health concerns like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Other factors include age (most cases occur after age 50), diet (a high-fat diet can increase cancer risk), and family history of the disease.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Wildcats spoiled the Nittany Lions' homecoming game, outscoring them 9-7 in the fourth quarter to just squeak out the win.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The North Carolina Courage spoiled Bay FC’s last home game of the season Friday night as Manaka Matsukubo’s hat trick led to a resounding 4-1 win, matching the most lopsided home loss in Bay’s two-year history.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Poison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poison. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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