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as in dilute
containing foreign or lower-grade substances
the pharmacist was convicted of selling adulterate drugs in order to maximize profits
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as in adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
caught red-handed in what he claimed was his first adulterate encounter
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as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the company was fined for adulterating its "all beef" frankfurters with cereal
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Recent Examples of adulterate
Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors said 75% of the fentanyl given to patients at the clinic from June to October 2020 was adulterated by saline.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The practice of adulterating honey is well known, and historically adulterants such as ash and potato flour have been used.
—Daniel Matthews, Fortune Europe, 5 Aug. 2024
There has been a lot of coverage over the past couple years about how some extra virgin olive oils are actually adulterated with other oils.
—Marshall Bright, refinery29.com, 24 May 2024
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Additionally, some products might be adulterated or tainted with prescription-drug ingredients.15
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—Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors said 75% of the fentanyl given to patients at the clinic from June to October 2020 was adulterated by saline.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The practice of adulterating honey is well known, and historically adulterants such as ash and potato flour have been used.
—Daniel Matthews, Fortune Europe, 5 Aug. 2024
There has been a lot of coverage over the past couple years about how some extra virgin olive oils are actually adulterated with other oils.
—Marshall Bright, refinery29.com, 24 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterate
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.Liz Roth-Johnson, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2013
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The new version strips down the book’s narrative, concentrating on the plight of an adulterous airline pilot (Cage) who’s forced to land a plane after all the good Christians are called up to heaven.Emily Heller, Vulture, 12 July 2024
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The aforementioned two seasons of Big Little Lies featured Kidman as Celeste Wright, a rich former lawyer and now Monterrey stay-at-home mom with an abusive, adulterous, and freshly dead husband that’s all based on a Liane Moriarty novel.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
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According to the United Nation Environment Programme, people produce 400 million tonnes of plastic waste every year, polluting water supplies.Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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By Zoë Schlanger When delegates of the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week for the most important yearly meeting on climate change, their meetings will overlook a reeking lake, polluted by the oil fields on the other side.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Helen has worked tirelessly to maintain her operation, but an extramarital affair thrusts her into a tense and intricate web of conspiracies and cover-ups involving multiple governments and organizations.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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When details of Green's divorce and accusations of an extramarital affair came to light earlier this year, Barry's campaign didn't use the dirt for an attack ad.Nate Rau, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
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And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.Nadia Kounang, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
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Jermaine has not only maintained an outstanding GPA of above 4.0 but has also immersed himself in various extracurricular activities that reflect his commitment to personal and professional growth.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other elements of the college application picture, such as test scores, class rank, essays and extracurricular activities are an integral part of showcasing who a student really is.Bonnie Kleffman, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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Earnings per diluted share were $0.89, compared to $1.26 in the previous year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
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The word has become so diluted through overuse that it’s lost its power.Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The agency notes that cats can contract the H5N1 virus from various sources, including consuming the meat of infected birds or animals, exposure to contaminated environments, or consumption of raw milk from infected cattle.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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One thing to consider is that the issue could be with contaminated packaging.Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Adulterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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