polluted
Example Sentences
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The World Health Organization says 99% of the world population breathes in polluted air leading to seven million deaths a year.
From BBC
The area was thought to be so polluted by toxic air and violent storms that it had become barren and frightening, described as "dark, and terrible," and avoided even by hunters.
From Science Daily
A major review of the state of the Welsh environment has warned of "polluted rivers, failing soils" and "collapsing wildlife".
From BBC
“Years later,” the author explains, “the first page of Google will continue to advertise their polluted moral status to the world.”
“Millions of farmers are trying to grow more food from shrinking, polluted or disappearing water sources,” Madani said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.