as in poisonous
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
a venomous arrow
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Recent Examples of venomous
He has also been bitten roughly 200 times by venomous snakes.
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Katherine Bourzac, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
While most spiders found in homes across the country usually are harmless, some can be venomous.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
In both states, the snakes are helping balance the southern longleaf pine ecosystems through their diet of small animals, including both venomous and non-venomous snakes.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 May 2025
The paper’s authors sought to make an antivenom that would protect against a wide range of the world’s 600-plus venomous snake species.
—Katherine Bourzac, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
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Katherine Bourzac, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
While most spiders found in homes across the country usually are harmless, some can be venomous.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
In both states, the snakes are helping balance the southern longleaf pine ecosystems through their diet of small animals, including both venomous and non-venomous snakes.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 May 2025
The paper’s authors sought to make an antivenom that would protect against a wide range of the world’s 600-plus venomous snake species.
—Katherine Bourzac, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venomous
Adjective
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The attack, which only killed the bomber but could have been much worse, is an act worthy of perhaps the dumbest and most poisonous ideology on the planet right now.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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From such small radioactive acorns do poisonous oaks grow.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2020
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Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
10 Feb. 2020
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“Venomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venomous. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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