pollute
verb (used with object)
to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty.
are polluting
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present progressiveof pollute.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Gruffydd said he hoped the higher range of fines will "change the habits of people who are polluting communities and are putting children and vulnerable people's health at risk".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Some locals say the renewed jockeying for clients is the latest distraction from the fight over the toxins they believe are polluting their home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Current cultivation methods are threatening biodiversity, while the production of synthetic fertilizers generates greenhouse gases, and agricultural chemicals are polluting bodies of water and the environment.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024
Microplastics are polluting the Earth's most remote regions and amassing in the bodies of humans and animals.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2023
And that is the doctrine with which we are polluting the souls of children.
From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest by Robert Green Ingersoll
