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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

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

Andrea was a dental hygienist and a mother-of-one, Nicola - a poisons information specialist and toxicologist - had two children and Morgan was an assistant supermarket manager and trainee firefighter.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

Nothing about blusher mushrooms, nothing about poisons at all.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black