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Recent Examples of adulterant Soon, Wiley was releasing regular bulletins on food adulterants and advocating for national laws. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025 Often, a patchwork of public health experts and harm-reduction groups help test samples and educate people about dangerous new adulterants cycling through local drug supplies. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025 The latest adulterant to dominate the supply is medetomidine. Karen Alexander, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025 The sudden and almost simultaneous appearance of a new adulterant in U.S. street opioids from the East Coast to the West Coast is rare. Fernando Montero, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025 Others point to changes in the drug supply itself — variations in adulterants and potency can affect the rate of drug deaths. Josh Katz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025 This bill would have these dyes classified as adulterants, which requires manufacturers to meet further regulations. Anne Michaud, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024 The practice of adulterating honey is well known, and historically adulterants such as ash and potato flour have been used. Daniel Matthews, Fortune Europe, 5 Aug. 2024 This is a notorious adulterant of spices used to artificially bolster their color and weight. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterant
Noun
  • The findings come as Southern California beaches near the United States-Mexico border have repeatedly faced closures due to contamination.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • The preservative protects against contamination in the larger vials.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • While the most dramatic spikes in phosphorous, nitrate, organic carbon and sediment generally occurred in the first one to three years, some contaminants lingered for much longer.
    Ben Livneh, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
  • And exposure to contaminants (lead, cadmium and copper) can be reduced through devices like water filters, plus avoiding hot tap water in cooking, because metals leach more rapidly with heat.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants include the very young and those with preexisting respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
  • Because of Memphis' history of exceptionally poor air quality, any new source of pollutants requires permitting and emissions testing.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025

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“Adulterant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterant. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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