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
As of last April, the state environmental agency was also lagging behind on inspections of polluting facilities, according to the audit.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2026
In the industrial revolution, emissions from factories and eventually cars began polluting our air, trapping atmospheric gases and warming our planet, pushing temperatures to dangerous levels.
—Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Currently, no local laws impose carbon taxes on polluting businesses.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite the low grades, the city and county weren’t named in Wednesday’s report as among America’s worst polluting cities and counties.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2026
In the industrial revolution, emissions from factories and eventually cars began polluting our air, trapping atmospheric gases and warming our planet, pushing temperatures to dangerous levels.
—Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Currently, no local laws impose carbon taxes on polluting businesses.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite the low grades, the city and county weren’t named in Wednesday’s report as among America’s worst polluting cities and counties.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polluting
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The Maya were poisoning their own water.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The chemotherapy doctors are poisoning you.—
Eileen Finan,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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This includes information flowing in directions nobody mapped, assumptions contaminating processes nobody audited and outputs consumed by systems nobody connected on paper.—
Barbara Wittmann,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Investigators eventually suspected that the bacteria were airborne and had infected people after contaminating the air conditioning system at the convention hotel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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At a time of intensifying divisions at home, a depiction of Ecuador could offer an Edenic, new-world landscape free from the partisanship tainting Church’s New England landscapes.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Now, streaming is tainting the postseason.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Polluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polluting. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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