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
Workers at a New Hampshire grocery store found a venomous stowaway in a shipment of bananas, wildlife officials said.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
The venomous caterpillars of this species of moth thrive in voracious groups.
—Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
The venomous snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2025
While Lightfoot would often respond to text messages with voluminous essays that sometimes bordered on venomous, Johnson usually replies with a phone call or directs his staff to return the message.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
The venomous caterpillars of this species of moth thrive in voracious groups.
—Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
The venomous snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2025
While Lightfoot would often respond to text messages with voluminous essays that sometimes bordered on venomous, Johnson usually replies with a phone call or directs his staff to return the message.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Venomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venomous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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