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venomous

[ven-uh-muhs] / ˈvɛn ə məs /


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They are also the only venomous primates in the world, using specialized teeth to deliver a toxic bite.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Individually, many of us choose to remain anonymous while publicly spewing the most venomous insults at those with whom we disagree.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

From the next ball, Carey gloved a venomous lifter, only for Ben Duckett to grass the vital catch moving forward from gully.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The stage’s iconic mean girl glides from 1890s Norway to 1950s England in this vibrant and venomous adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Frodo thought that he heard a faint hiss as of venomous breath and felt a thin piercing chill.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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