1
as in tainting
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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2
as in polluting
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in degrading
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 turning
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 poisoning
But Antonio distracts him by accusing him in the town square of sending Justina off to El Alcazar and poisoning his son.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
Hogan initially denied poisoning her estranged husband, according to police, but later changed her story.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Krishna discovers that Kaliya is living beneath the surface of a local pond and poisoning its waters with his venom.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Authorities said Boytsov is also accused of poisoning his wife, who is one of the deceased, with the alcohol.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Her radical friend Anja, however, goes too far, poisoning pig feed with a strange black liquid that gradually turns the pigs into bloodthirsty zombies.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Hidden resentments could be poisoning your work-life balance.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
That same day, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally poisoning Angela.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Adam Kron, a senior attorney at the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice, said any company ignoring or avoiding regulations entirely reminds him of the fracking boom in the early 2010s, when companies moved quickly to drill, poisoning some local communities’ groundwater in the process.
—Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
Hogan initially denied poisoning her estranged husband, according to police, but later changed her story.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Krishna discovers that Kaliya is living beneath the surface of a local pond and poisoning its waters with his venom.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Authorities said Boytsov is also accused of poisoning his wife, who is one of the deceased, with the alcohol.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Her radical friend Anja, however, goes too far, poisoning pig feed with a strange black liquid that gradually turns the pigs into bloodthirsty zombies.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Hidden resentments could be poisoning your work-life balance.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
That same day, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally poisoning Angela.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Adam Kron, a senior attorney at the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice, said any company ignoring or avoiding regulations entirely reminds him of the fracking boom in the early 2010s, when companies moved quickly to drill, poisoning some local communities’ groundwater in the process.
—Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoning
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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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Rahmani, the former prosecutor, said statements by Patel and other Justice Department officials could raise concerns about tainting the jury pool in a future trial.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Threats to these sites from the outside include logging and mining in the region, developing nearby land, diverting natural water flows, and polluting the air, water and land.—
Jessica Beaudette,
The Conversation,
11 Oct. 2025
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This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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The alliance should also increase its training with an eye toward degrading or destroying the Kaliningrad facilities should direct hostilities break out.—
James Stavridis,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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The research revealed a strong correlation between microbial plastic-degrading potential and global plastic pollution levels, suggesting bacteria are adapting to what’s available.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Families are turning dinner into an activity by using pizza dough or premade crusts to mold fun, spooky shapes, like ghosts, pumpkins, and bats, before topping them with sauce, cheese, and all their favorite fixings.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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With income inequality growing and more seniors falling into poverty each year, this is an ominous sign for the largest surge of Americans turning 65 daily in history, experts said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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And without spoiling anything, Morgan gets to do a lot more this time around.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal host Chelsea in the coming weeks, a two-pronged opportunity for both spoiling and redemption.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Raw sewage, which has gone untreated and continued to build up during the war, is contaminating the aquifer Gaza shares with Israel and Egypt—creating ideal conditions for waterborne disease outbreaks.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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That may be evidence that profitable firms make money in part by contaminating the environment rather than paying for pollution prevention or cleanup.—
Jennifer Brodmann,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tales From Beyond the Pale co-creator Glenn McQuaid unleashes a Jason Voorhees whose appearance is concealed not by a hockey mask but a squiggly blur of video noise, corrupting the handheld footage of him stalking college kids through the woods.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The additional time exposed to harsh radiation is, not surprisingly, corrupting JunoCam's images.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The more information out there about you, the more personalized and convincing scam calls become.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Voodoo was also meant to get Prince’s attention, with the hope of convincing the Purple One to collaborate with D and Quest on an album — essentially, to serve as an audition for Prince — but that’s another story.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Poisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoning. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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