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
Spiders have venom to subdue prey, but the majority have fangs that are too tiny to puncture human skin.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
The venom in their fangs inhibits the swimming and breathing abilities of their prey.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Luckily the snake did not inject any venom.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 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
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
The venom in their fangs inhibits the swimming and breathing abilities of their prey.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Luckily the snake did not inject any venom.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 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
See All Example Sentences for venom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venom
Noun
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The same applies to other mouse and rodent remedies, such as poison or live traps.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
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Set in a Wednesday-esque room, complete with moody lighting and adorned with props including dead roses, a gold candelabra, a black violin and faux poison, Gaga and Zeta-Jones sit behind a table and whisper into a microphone, aiming to help viewers relax.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Potential adversaries interpret political action in zero-sum terms; see malice and evil design in mere blunders and coincidence; trumpet necessity rather than navigate choice; and, in extreme cases, invent pretext or promise profit to make more palatable a dubious cause.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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This was all in jest though and while many would object to making homophobia a joke, there didn’t appear to be actual malice behind it, at least from a superficial look.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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Israeli policy has made the very subject toxic, turning normalization into a domestic and strategic risk for Arab leaders and their governments.—
GALIP DALAY,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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My darling, hatred takes the beauty away.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Muschietti touched on this in his movies — the bullying of Mike Hanlon and the hate-crime murder of Adrian Mellon — including the way Pennywise fosters and foments the hatred already lurking in the hearts of Derry’s citizens.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
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Featuring women at the intersections of gender, age, disability, and disease, Pinjar is a nuanced illustration of this.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The country has also eradicated once-rampant tropical diseases like malaria.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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It should be cooked thoroughly and not raw, trimmed of excess fat, cut into bite-sized pieces appropriate for the dog’s size and free from dog toxins such as garlic, onion or excessive salt.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The berries also contain toxins and should be handled with gloves, so that is another hazard the tree presents, the outlet reports.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Venom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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