adulteration

noun

Definition of adulterationnext
as in contamination

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Recent Examples of adulteration Signs of contamination include bugs, improper food storage temperatures and adulteration. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Recent years, for example, have seen a major increase in adulteration with the horse tranquilizer xylazine, which knocks users out but doesn’t satisfy the opioid craving. — Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026 The owner is facing charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, drug adulteration and violations of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, per the Times of India. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025 Diageo denied these allegations and that lawsuit is still pending, but today there was news about another suit from a different plaintiff alleging the same type of adulteration. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for adulteration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulteration
  1. contamination
  2. pollution
Noun
  • Officials would not go into detail on what caused the faulty result, but contamination is a common source of false positives.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall last week of all shredded lettuce sourced from Central Mexico over potential Cyclospora contamination concerns.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of contamination
Noun
  • In any case, the state and federal governments should lower the bar, at least a little bit, for any neighborhood to qualify for protection from sound pollution.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Research shows the warming effect of climate pollution has significantly increased the frequency and extent of flash droughts in Europe.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of pollution

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