- past tense form of contaminate.
- past participle of contaminate.
contaminated
Example Sentences
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The team is now adapting the plasma system to treat larger amounts of contaminated water.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
It would involve continued isolation of contaminated areas to prevent student contact and the removal of toxins through phytoremediation, an emerging technology that uses plants known to absorb toxins from the soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Taylor voluntarily recalled the potentially contaminated onions, which were served to McDonald’s customers across 12 states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration noted that additional states may be added to its advisory and that not all Taco Bell locations had received the contaminated lettuce.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
No sooner had the other one done so than he let go of me as though I were contaminated.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
