polluting

present participle of pollute

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of polluting Single-use water bottles could soon charge your devices instead of polluting landfills. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025 Countries around the world are using renewable energy to move away from polluting fossil fuels. Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025 The group sees ample opportunity for partnership with some of the denim industry’s leading finishing innovators, who have worked to replace stone-washing techniques—which are polluting and water-guzzling—with lasers to achieve whiskering and distressing. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025 Transition finance, where financial firms actively pursue opportunities to fund polluting companies’ emissions reductions, has become a hot area. Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polluting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polluting
Verb
  • Symptoms of salmonella poisoning Symptoms of salmonella poisoning usually start six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • In its new filing, Mangione’s defense team expressed concern about tainting the pool of prospective jurors.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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