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
The people affected by environmental violations are not just the nearby community, Duggan said, but the workers at polluting facilities as well.
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Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
What To Know The annual $1 billion allocation comes from California's cap-and-invest program, which collects fees from polluting industries.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, environmental justice advocates — who advocate for low-income and disadvantaged communities that often live closer to polluting industries — and other environmental advocates said the proposal doesn’t go far enough.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Replacing natural gas, typically used in glassmaking, with less-polluting power sources can also reduce emissions.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
What To Know The annual $1 billion allocation comes from California's cap-and-invest program, which collects fees from polluting industries.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, environmental justice advocates — who advocate for low-income and disadvantaged communities that often live closer to polluting industries — and other environmental advocates said the proposal doesn’t go far enough.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Replacing natural gas, typically used in glassmaking, with less-polluting power sources can also reduce emissions.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polluting
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Krishna discovers that Kaliya is living beneath the surface of a local pond and poisoning its waters with his venom.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said Boytsov is also accused of poisoning his wife, who is one of the deceased, with the alcohol.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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To relieve the burning pain, people plunge the affected limb in streams or ponds, triggering the release of thousands of larvae and contaminating the water source.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The government ignored Hamilton’s warning, and for 50 years lead spewed from every car’s tailpipe, contaminating the air, soil, and bodies of generations.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Rahmani, the former prosecutor, said statements by Patel and other Justice Department officials could raise concerns about tainting the jury pool in a future trial.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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