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
There are others, too, that are venomous.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Saint Lucia fer de lance The Saint Lucia fer de lance (Bothrops caribbaeus) is a highly venomous pit viper found on the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia and the Lesser Antilles.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Other shipments sent by Lin included alligator lizards, venomous green tree vipers and palm pit vipers, all protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Other aggressive species include the horsefly, a venomous sand-burrowing fish, and the cherubic-looking pine marten, a kind of cute but angry weasel.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Saint Lucia fer de lance The Saint Lucia fer de lance (Bothrops caribbaeus) is a highly venomous pit viper found on the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia and the Lesser Antilles.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Other shipments sent by Lin included alligator lizards, venomous green tree vipers and palm pit vipers, all protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Other aggressive species include the horsefly, a venomous sand-burrowing fish, and the cherubic-looking pine marten, a kind of cute but angry weasel.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venomous
Adjective
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All parts of delphinium plants are poisonous to humans and pets.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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This was always a question of what happens to this friend group when there’s a poisonous dynamic at the center?—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Power to the people is poison to the powerful.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Dropped in recent years because carbs are poison.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Venomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venomous. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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