- present participle of contaminate.
contaminating
Example Sentences
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It said it suspected the pipes had leaked sewage into the ground, contaminating groundwater which then seeped into the bay.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Before the virus was identified, it spread from herd to herd, infecting cattle and contaminating their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
The firestorm ravaged Pacific Palisades and Altadena, killing 31, destroying more than 16,000 structures and contaminating others with toxins and heavy metals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Particles emitted from a fusion plasma will erode the reactor wall, contaminating the plasma and rendering most known materials brittle and porous within months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
A single pair of rats could produce more than eight hundred offspring in a year, spreading infection and contaminating food.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
