Thesaurus results for POLLUTION

pollution

noun

as in contamination

the action or process of making the environment dirty or harmful The company designed devices to reduce the pollution of the world's oceans.

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as in corruption

something that makes (someone) less pure, honest, or moral They refused to let their children play violent video games, believing that they caused pollution in a developing mind.

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Recent Examples of pollution Billions hang in the balance, including, to Robertson’s chagrin, more than $100 million for disadvantaged communities, like Sulphur, to combat pollution and better weather the effects of climate change. —

Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2025 Exposure to air pollution such as wildfire smoke can also lead to the onset of asthma in otherwise healthy people, Lamb said. —

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 One of the biggest challenges to global economic prosperity—the impact that droughts, heatwaves, and storms caused by planet-warming pollution are having on supply chains, workforces, and infrastructure—has become one of the biggest economic opportunities. —

Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 So were environmental factors, such as exposure to pollution from burning coal with a high fluoride content. —

Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pollution

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This lingering contamination can cause health problems, too.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2025
Given that over 12,000 structures have burned in Los Angeles as of Monday morning, the potential of widespread contamination is significant, Kearns warns.

— Hannah Singleton, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025