toxics

plural of toxic

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of toxics In late May, about 50,000 people in Orange County were evacuated because, at a Garden Grove site operated by GKN Aerospace, tanks holding a volatile hazardous chemical called methyl methacrylate were at risk of exploding or leaking toxics. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Munoz is an independent toxicologist working in collaboration with MAHA against pesticides and toxics. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Manufacturers should be diligently working to clean up their supply chains and manufacturing practices to ensure their products are free of PFAS and other toxics. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026 The Michigan Legislature passed a law in 2008 meant to protect the public from harmful electronic waste toxics. — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Dec. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toxics
Noun
  • Christie’s accurate descriptions of poisons, which serve as the murder weapon in 41 of her 66 detective novels, still hold up today.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Previous strategies for growing plants on Mars included rinsing these poisons out, bringing supplemental fertilizers from Earth, or avoiding Martian soil entirely and using hydroponics.
    — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • On the earnings call, CEO Jason Hollar said the Pharma business benefited from strong unit demand for both generic medications and specialty therapeutics (treatments for cancer, as well as urological, kidney and autoimmune diseases).
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, children faced countless diseases like rickets, which prevents developing skeletons from adequately mineralizing.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Her father said the cause was rhabdomyolysis, a condition where muscles break down and release toxins into the body.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • While rhabdomyolysis can be caused by exercise, more cases are caused by drugs and toxins.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • To make your bedroom a little more environmentally conscious, consider starting with the Birch Natural Mattress, a medium-firm hybrid model that’s free of polyurethane foam, fiberglass, formaldehyde, and pesticides.
    — Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Farmers enrolled in the Reel Regenerative program receive three years of sustainable farming practice training with the goal of reducing environmental impacts through reducing the use of water, chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Toxics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toxics. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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