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
Within seconds, the eldest of the pair was facing down the venomous intruder.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While rainbow snakes are not venomous, snake bites are not uncommon in the United States, with approximately 7,000 to 8,000 people bitten by venomous snakes across the country annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Beaches in the town of Guardamar del Segura, in southeastern Spain, closed earlier this week after the discovery of two venomous sea slugs in the water, local authorities announced.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, the interrupting reptile was a non-venomous corn snake, a snake commonly kept as a pet, that had somehow escaped from home.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While rainbow snakes are not venomous, snake bites are not uncommon in the United States, with approximately 7,000 to 8,000 people bitten by venomous snakes across the country annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Beaches in the town of Guardamar del Segura, in southeastern Spain, closed earlier this week after the discovery of two venomous sea slugs in the water, local authorities announced.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Thankfully, the interrupting reptile was a non-venomous corn snake, a snake commonly kept as a pet, that had somehow escaped from home.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venomous
Adjective
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Wolf spider bites are not poisonous and won't cause sores or body-wide symptoms from its venom.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
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This unconstitutional partisan politicization is poisonous to unit morale and discipline with long-term consequences for who serves and why.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Constant procedural upheaval and backlogs are poison.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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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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“Venomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venomous. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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