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
When air is stagnant, pollutants don't get dispersed, allowing ozone to build up to unhealthy levels.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Health outcomes caused from long-term exposure to oil and gas pollutants include premature death, preterm births, childhood-onset asthma and cancers, and Texas and California residents carry the greatest health burden for almost all stages of production.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Exposure to wildfire smoke, which contains fine particulate matter and other harmful pollutants, is unhealthy even for short periods, according to the air district.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
But over the past 50 years, ecologists have come to value wetlands not only as wildlife habitats but also as carbon sinks, defenses against rising seas, and filters for harmful pollutants.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Health outcomes caused from long-term exposure to oil and gas pollutants include premature death, preterm births, childhood-onset asthma and cancers, and Texas and California residents carry the greatest health burden for almost all stages of production.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Exposure to wildfire smoke, which contains fine particulate matter and other harmful pollutants, is unhealthy even for short periods, according to the air district.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
But over the past 50 years, ecologists have come to value wetlands not only as wildlife habitats but also as carbon sinks, defenses against rising seas, and filters for harmful pollutants.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollutant
Noun
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These certifications show that the system has been proven to filter out the specific contaminants in your water.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The novel device may one day help identify diseases and detect trace levels of contaminants in factories and the environment, researchers say.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In fact, rinsing again can increase the risk of cross-contamination from your sink, hands, or utensils.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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There was what was called the ‘contamination rule’.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pollutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollutant. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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