as in contaminant
something that is or that makes impure
filtered the pollutants out of the water
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Recent Examples of pollutant
On one end, oil refining emits more air pollutants than any other process in the oil industry.
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
There is trash and pollutants from the tourists and gravel has been mined from the area to make trekking routes for people, disturbing the places where females may have laid their eggs, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Always use proper ventilation while cooking to prevent the buildup of carbon monoxide and air pollutants.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Further modifications typically include the development of fuel nozzles that let the machine run on natural gas rather than aviation fuel, and a combustor that minimizes the emission of nitrogen oxides, a major pollutant.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
There is trash and pollutants from the tourists and gravel has been mined from the area to make trekking routes for people, disturbing the places where females may have laid their eggs, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Always use proper ventilation while cooking to prevent the buildup of carbon monoxide and air pollutants.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Further modifications typically include the development of fuel nozzles that let the machine run on natural gas rather than aviation fuel, and a combustor that minimizes the emission of nitrogen oxides, a major pollutant.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollutant
Noun
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All ByHeart products have tested negative for any contaminants.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Officials warned that this loss of pressure may allow contaminants, including fecal material and disease-causing organisms, to enter the water supply through cracks or joints in the pipes.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Such weapons are considered ideal tools for terrorism, designed to cause fear, disruption, and long-term contamination rather than mass destruction.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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To avoid contamination, team members had their DNA genotyped so their own sequences could be identified and removed from the samples.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Pollutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollutant. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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