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
In 2023, construction executive Jim Salata and several colleagues took it upon themselves to remove the tarp, clean up polluting microplastics from the property, dispose of some of the site’s debris, and repair a hole in the church’s roof.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Experts say the collapse of the talks marks not only a significant blow for attempts to clean up a heavily climate-polluting industry, undermining decades of negotiations, but also represents yet another failure of climate diplomacy.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
For instance, an injunction to stop a company from polluting a lake is premised on the idea that damage to a lake and the life in it is irreparable.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Gas from Tehran fuels nearly a third of Iraq's electricity generation, yet frequent and prolonged outages remain common, forcing residents to rely on costly, polluting private generators.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Experts say the collapse of the talks marks not only a significant blow for attempts to clean up a heavily climate-polluting industry, undermining decades of negotiations, but also represents yet another failure of climate diplomacy.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
For instance, an injunction to stop a company from polluting a lake is premised on the idea that damage to a lake and the life in it is irreparable.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Gas from Tehran fuels nearly a third of Iraq's electricity generation, yet frequent and prolonged outages remain common, forcing residents to rely on costly, polluting private generators.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 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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Raw sewage, which has gone untreated and continued to build up during the war, is contaminating the aquifer Gaza shares with Israel and Egypt—creating ideal conditions for waterborne disease outbreaks.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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That may be evidence that profitable firms make money in part by contaminating the environment rather than paying for pollution prevention or cleanup.—
Jennifer Brodmann,
The Conversation,
14 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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