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
Replacing natural gas, typically used in glassmaking, with less-polluting power sources can also reduce emissions.
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Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The technology ideally should be used for sectors that are difficult to decarbonize, such as cement production, aviation and agriculture, rather than to extend the life of polluting power plants or to prolong the use of oil and gas, Koberle said.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Stop polluting and give them stable, growing economies in which to be raised.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Plaintiffs also proved that runoff and wastewater discharge from the camp risks polluting the water supply in the Miccosukee Reserved Area—where eighty percent of Tribe members reside—just a few miles downstream from the TNT site, and beyond.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The technology ideally should be used for sectors that are difficult to decarbonize, such as cement production, aviation and agriculture, rather than to extend the life of polluting power plants or to prolong the use of oil and gas, Koberle said.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Stop polluting and give them stable, growing economies in which to be raised.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Plaintiffs also proved that runoff and wastewater discharge from the camp risks polluting the water supply in the Miccosukee Reserved Area—where eighty percent of Tribe members reside—just a few miles downstream from the TNT site, and beyond.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polluting
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Sherrilyn McQueen, who has published more than 80 novels that reached the New York Times bestseller list under the name Sherrilyn Kenyon, first accused her ex-husband Lawrence Kenyon of poisoning her in a lawsuit in 2019, a year after her husband filed for divorce.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
10 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms of salmonella poisoning Symptoms of salmonella infection usually start six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Can it be taken without an unacceptable risk of contaminating the supply from the ocean above?—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Just as Cassini was sent into Saturn at the end of its mission to avoid contaminating Saturn’s moons with any stowaway organics brought from Earth, so too will Juno be brought to an end by forcing it to plunge into a gas giant world.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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And around all this, the whiff of Epstein is tainting the president's achievements.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Polluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polluting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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