adulterating

present participle of adulterate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterating
Verb
  • Ongoing losses could necessitate equity raises, diluting existing shareholders and weighing on per-share returns.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, Democratic Hoosier voters have to go into a congressional district, so Indiana Republican leaders face the possibility of diluting their current Republican districts with more Democratic voters, Vaughn said.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The technology ideally should be used for sectors that are difficult to decarbonize, such as cement production, aviation and agriculture, rather than to extend the life of polluting power plants or to prolong the use of oil and gas, Koberle said.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Stop polluting and give them stable, growing economies in which to be raised.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Adulterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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