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 attorney general’s office said that plastic retail bags comprise much of the waste that is polluting California’s ecosystems and clogging its waterways.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Farming them also drives desertification in Mongolia, where the dust blows high in June, polluting the air as far afield as America, and making workers ill.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 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
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Farming them also drives desertification in Mongolia, where the dust blows high in June, polluting the air as far afield as America, and making workers ill.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 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
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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 15 Nov. 2025.
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