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Recent Examples of sublethal
But subtler, sublethal effects, like those described above for DDT, could be much farther-reaching.
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Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
The third is that this dosage was sublethal, just to send a message.
—Ellen Barry and Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
There’s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study.
—National Geographic, 26 July 2016
Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
The third is that this dosage was sublethal, just to send a message.
—Ellen Barry and Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
There’s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study.
—National Geographic, 26 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublethal
Adjective
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The French mint reformulated its protective varnish after the European Union restricted chromium trioxide, a toxic chemical previously used to prevent corrosion.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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The kind of quiet friction that slowly moves the nation forward can be as compelling to watch as the toxic clashes that have driven it back.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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But the ability to beat back our more routine pathological menaces is a good indicator of the country’s ability to take on bigger, more virulent threats.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The first great wave of Eastern European Jewish immigration to the United States began in 1881, set off by virulent, violent antisemitism in the Pale of Settlement.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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All parts of delphinium plants are poisonous to humans and pets.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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This was always a question of what happens to this friend group when there’s a poisonous dynamic at the center?—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The infectious bop came through, reaching the top in this, its 20th week on the chart, and moving Swift just a little bit closer to an all-time record.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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His humor and, especially, his laugh was infectious.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Conversely, cannabis appears to be especially deleterious to the cognitive and psychological well-being of young people.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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Studies have shown that routine use of AI has a deleterious impact on cognition, creativity, recall, and critical thinking.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And some types of glyphosates may be more harmful than others.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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In addition to its harmful systemic effects, consuming alcoholic beverages is linked with the loss of dietary restraint and overconsumption of calories.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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While critiques of America’s pernicious gambling culture and hypocritical application to athletes never overwhelm the story (or even develop beyond a few jabs per episode), Season 1 lays the groundwork to delve deeper later on while hitting plenty of targets here and now.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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Partisan gerrymandering—the practice of drawing districts in a way that is designed to aid one party and hurt the other—is one of the more pernicious phenomena in American politics today.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Sublethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublethal. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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