Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It is, however, quite good at dealing with toxins, which lead some well-intentioned people to start spreading it around as a cure for the pervasive heavy metal poisoning in their slum.
Source: Healing Factor -
Said magic manifests partly as summoning familiars or dealing Non-Elemental damage, but its most popular use is spreading plague and infecting crowds of enemies with crippling diseases.
Source: Bad Powers, Good People -
Duty, the rival faction, however, sees this as spreading the Zone's corruption to the entire world and calls them anarchistic terrorists who have no idea the dangers they're dealing with and letting out.
Source: Video Game / S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
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