1
as in poison
a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
an antidote to snake venom
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2
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
a neighborhood gossip of such venom that she was feared by all and genuinely liked by no one
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Recent Examples of venom
This incident, occurring in Sivasagar, highlights the danger of handling dead snakes, as their venom apparatus can still function.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Do not attempt to suck out the venom with your mouth.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Previous stings can also play a role, as the immune system may become sensitized to wasp venom.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The hiker died after being transported to a hospital, likely due to an allergic reaction to the venom.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Do not attempt to suck out the venom with your mouth.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Previous stings can also play a role, as the immune system may become sensitized to wasp venom.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The hiker died after being transported to a hospital, likely due to an allergic reaction to the venom.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venom
Noun
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Everybody agrees that social media promotes poison.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Where’s the spike in poison control calls?—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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More than avoiding malice, we are called to take responsibility for the impact of our words.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Understand that controlling behaviors may stem from fear and insecurity rather than malice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, 20 steel mills and coke plants nationwide emitted nearly 2.4 million pounds of air toxics, 289,722 tons of criteria air pollutants and 43.3 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, according to the study.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Is there any hope of finding a way to take the toxic and turn it into a net positive?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The smallest, what are called ultrafine particles, even slip through the alveolar capillary barrier itself, crossing into the bloodstream, and from there travel throughout the body, including to the heart, the brain, and the kidneys to initiate even more destruction and disease (see below).—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the shot has been a life-saving public health intervention against the disease, which can lead to severe health problems, including liver cancer and failure, and death.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Stewart has also become a huge advocate for New Yorkers who were exposed to deadly toxins during the 9/11 attacks, and even spoke before Congress in 2019 to urge the passing of a bill that would provide aid to victims.—
Keith Langston,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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Natural lacquers are free of toxins, and a special buffing method is used to color and shine nails without harming the hands and feet.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Venom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venom. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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