antipollution
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of measures, policies, etc) designed to combat pollution and its causes
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opposed to pollution and its causes
antipollution banners
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Example Sentences
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It was antipollution if you wanted to be charitable, but really, it was anti-everything.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025
“We’re going to get to the bottom of this and we’re going to stand by our antipollution efforts.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
“We started out as an antipollution mask, and I think it is still the core business,” Xiao says.
From Science Magazine • May 18, 2022
Images of heaps of garbage washing up on beaches, or marine animals getting entangled in or ingesting plastic waste have given antipollution activists new momentum to push for action.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2019
It is responsible for the day-to-day enforcement of the many antipollution laws Congress has enacted over the years.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016
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