- present participle of pollute.
polluting
Example Sentences
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The paper included 15 wedges, three of which involved some form of carbon capture and eight of which involved using traditional fossil fuels, though in more efficient, or less polluting, ways.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
On July 5, a symbolic soccer match and a concert will be held in Monterrey’s Fundidora Park to protest Ternium as one of the city’s most polluting companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
“Day after day, I heave and haul the detritus of the most polluting civilization in human history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The world built and commissioned more coal power in 2025, but used the polluting fuel less, with the United States the only major economy to substantially increase generation, analysis by the Global Energy Monitor shows.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The plan was to use his big day-in court to expose Dusty Muleman’s illegal polluting.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
