as in poisonous
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
leaving poisoned food to try to kill the roaches
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as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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as in polluted
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in degraded
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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as in turned
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
malicious rumors had poisoned many church members against the new pastor
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Recent Examples of poisoned
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
His family believed he had been poisoned by the spirit, according to the Tennessee State Museum.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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
After ruling out a stroke, doctors believed he was poisoned by ethylene glycol, the ingredient used in antifreeze, according to court documents.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Officials were previously awaiting toxicology results to determine whether the woman had been poisoned.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
In March 2018, Ashley checked into a Florida hospital and alleged that Doug was abusive and poisoned her.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Defense attorneys for Mangione had asked Garnett to dismiss his federal charges and to remove the death penalty as a sentencing option, arguing that comments by senior officials poisoned the case.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
One of the jurors said deliberations were poisoned by a belief among some jurors that a member of the panel had been paid off by Weinstein or his lawyers.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
His family believed he had been poisoned by the spirit, according to the Tennessee State Museum.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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
After ruling out a stroke, doctors believed he was poisoned by ethylene glycol, the ingredient used in antifreeze, according to court documents.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Officials were previously awaiting toxicology results to determine whether the woman had been poisoned.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
In March 2018, Ashley checked into a Florida hospital and alleged that Doug was abusive and poisoned her.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Defense attorneys for Mangione had asked Garnett to dismiss his federal charges and to remove the death penalty as a sentencing option, arguing that comments by senior officials poisoned the case.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
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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
Verb
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Suddenly, my spotless record was tainted.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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To this day, their armed forces remain tainted by the weight of their misrule and repression some 50 years ago.—
Kristina Mani,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women in cobalt-mining regions have reported reproductive-health concerns such as miscarriages and birth defects; cobalt mining has also polluted croplands.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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In the following two years, the Israel Defense Forces severely degraded several of its archenemies, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Iran’s military and nuclear program.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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In February of the next year, Wilson hosted a White House screening of The Birth of a Nation, the controversial 1915 film that degraded African American characters played by white actors in black face and depicted the Ku Klux Klan as heroes.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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With one out in the second, Caleb Durbin sent a drive into left field that Kiké Hernandez turned into a triple when his diving attempt came up short.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Kings’ deal with Murray is a fair compromise between a new front office that didn’t draft Murray and a still-rising wing who just turned 25.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Constant procedural upheaval and backlogs are poison.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2020
Verb
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The nonprofit also pledged to assist villagers without power or running water, especially those whose food has spoiled at the start of the winter season.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sandwich could only get one corner in the second half — which was spoiled by a shot ruled too high.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Most PETs are incinerated or landfilled because conventional recycling methods struggle with complex, contaminated waste streams.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unknown water can be contaminated with parasites, bacteria or other pathogens, which can make dogs sick.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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