poisoning
noun
the condition produced by a poison or by a toxic substance.
poisonings
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pluralof poisoning.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is also investigating the tree poisonings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
They were protesting a fuel price hike and a free school meals programme that was blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
California’s latest victim of a deadly rattlesnake bite has emerged, and it’s not a human but a black jaguar living in a Central Valley sanctuary, underscoring the dangers of rattlesnake poisonings this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Campbell once suspected Low of "planting" items allegedly found during a raid on his then-home on the estate after alleged bird poisonings.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
But these poisonings from the agua mala came quickly and struck like a whiplash.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
