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Recent Examples of venomous This unique marine worm can contract its body to one-fourth of its full size and is known for its venomous nature. Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 Included in his collection of 20 non-penalty league goals were two pinpoint free kicks in Germany, a venomous strike against Brighton & Hove Albion, and a goal-of-the-season contender against Bournemouth, sending the ball dipping and swerving towards the top corner from all of 35 yards. Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 June 2025 The state agency advises members of the public not to kill a snake, even a venomous one, explaining that snakes do not prey on humans and will not chase them. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 June 2025 Some of the most venomous snakes found in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for venomous
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Adjective
  • Also, maybe, Regan, the king’s poisonous middle daughter.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • In addition to cyanide in her water, poisonous powder was also put in her air vents, prosecutors said.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
  • 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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