as in poisoning
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
outmoded factories polluting the air
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Recent Examples of polluting
Meanwhile, things are still not going so well on Earth due to humans polluting the environment.
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Katie Grant, Parents, 16 Dec. 2025
Cars and vans are responsible for around 15% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions, so a phase-out of polluting vehicles was a key part of EU climate policy.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
With the new partnership with Ergon, Lion began expanding into less-polluting oil products.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Solar Power to the Amazonian People Many riverside communities throughout the Amazon basin lack access to electricity and often depend on polluting kerosene lamps and diesel generators for light and power.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Katie Grant, Parents, 16 Dec. 2025
Cars and vans are responsible for around 15% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions, so a phase-out of polluting vehicles was a key part of EU climate policy.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
With the new partnership with Ergon, Lion began expanding into less-polluting oil products.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Solar Power to the Amazonian People Many riverside communities throughout the Amazon basin lack access to electricity and often depend on polluting kerosene lamps and diesel generators for light and power.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polluting
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In November 2024, an American citizen was among six tourists who died in Laos, where alcohol tainted with methanol was blamed for poisoning them.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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What about him specifically bothers you especially in terms of poisoning the youth?—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Food Packaging Forum keeps a research database on plastics contaminating food, including paper cups.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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State law prohibits coal from contaminating the state’s waters and imposes a $25,000 civil fine for each penalty.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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In its new filing, Mangione’s defense team expressed concern about tainting the pool of prospective jurors.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the end, when Malcolm pulls out a sword on him, Brian is given little choice but to kill Malcolm in front of Ellen in the ensuing battle, tainting the start of the happy couple’s life together.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Polluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polluting. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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