- past participle of adulterate.
- past tense form of adulterate.
adulterated
Example Sentences
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Promoting slum clearance and clean water while preventing adulterated food addressed popular grievances while offering competent, uncontroversial government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Zhu’s partner, Wang, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and distribution of adulterated and misbranded medical devices in connection with the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
"The big problem we face is adulterated products -- some people add sugar," she said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Jeff Pettis, the federation’s president, said that they were "continuing to fight for improvements to the testing" and that he wanted "the public to know that local honey is much less likely to be adulterated."
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
If the car hadn’t been adulterated for the mysterious and missing goats, it would hold thirty-two horses.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
