adulterate
Example Sentences
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Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning on Mar. 21, 2023, about an increase in trafficking of fentanyl adulterated with xylazine, which can increase the risk of overdosing on an already deadly drug.
From Scientific American
But no matter how any culture adulterates this, chicken soup remains a familiar, familial elixir that hearkens back to when your mom simmered a pot for you on a cold, damp day.
From Seattle Times
In 2008, at least 81 people died from a poisoned blood thinner traced back to a Chinese supplier in what has been described as a “deliberate scheme to adulterate a lifesaving medication.”
From New York Times
You don’t take a food celebrated for one property alone — pickles are sour — and adulterate its central character and declare it brilliant.
From Washington Post
Avoid buying inexpensive bottled saffron water as it is most likely adulterated with food coloring, turmeric, paprika or safflower.
From New York Times
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