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poisons

  • plural
    of poison.
    poison
    noun
    a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
  • present tense form
    of poison (3rd person singular).
    poison
    noun
    a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.

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Wildlife officials had found that many of these poisons worked their way through the food chain, sickening and killing owls, raptors, coyotes and mountain lions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

If one does not appreciate the nature and importance of the squabble, Freidenberg maintained, one cannot really grasp how totalitarianism poisons every moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The move comes amid evidence the poisons are killing songbirds, which like to feather their nests with dog and cat hair, as well as contaminating rivers, killing aquatic life.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

We need to understand why wishing ill on the other side is wrong and why such talk poisons civic life and dooms everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

Some mushrooms and berries have poisons in them, and she made sure I knew exactly how terrible it would be to eat one of them.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan