as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances
the hospitals had no choice but to throw out the contaminated blood supply
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as in poisoned
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
a supply of drinking water that was contaminated by a toxic waste dump
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Recent Examples of contaminated
Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Goldstein said people with open wounds and those who eat contaminated shellfish can develop an infection.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
It is caused by consuming water or breathing in water vapor contaminated with Legionella bacteria, according to the CDC.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Those contaminated shipments never reached the US market.
—Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Goldstein said people with open wounds and those who eat contaminated shellfish can develop an infection.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Two people have died after eating oysters contaminated with flesh-eating bacteria, health officials confirmed, and others have been infected.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
It is caused by consuming water or breathing in water vapor contaminated with Legionella bacteria, according to the CDC.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contaminated
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Another, paradoxical, factor that could be contributing to this rise is our steadily less polluted atmosphere.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The port planned to use it to clean up and remediate polluted areas, build facilities for handling the turbine parts, dredge the waterway and build a larger wharf capable of handling pieces of steel longer than a football field.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2025
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Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.—
Christa Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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This cover-up is the dark secret that poisoned the family for years.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Moisture absorbed from the air returns as diluted desiccant to storage.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Your Way Dry Wash or a diluted shampoo, followed by a blow-dry to prevent mildew.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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For example, Wilson’s team is exploring whether dilute acids speed up weathering.—
Robert F. Service,
Science | AAAS,
3 Sep. 2020
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The company reported a net loss during the first quarter of $3.9 million, or 11 cents diluted loss per share, compared to a net income of $4.3 million, or 12 cents dilute earnings per share over the same period last year.—
Paul Takahashi,
Houston Chronicle,
5 June 2018
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Advertisement Friedrich died at the end of 1934 after eating tainted chicken meat.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
22 Aug. 2025
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King also claimed that the tainted alcohol is then sold back to restaurants, bars, hotels and other drinking establishments.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Contaminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contaminated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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