pollute
verb (used with object)
to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty.
has polluted
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present perfectof pollute (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But Leigh Radwell who has lived on the periphery of the base in Heyford Park for more than a decade, wants to know whether it has polluted the surrounding environment where she lives.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Tijuana sewage has polluted U.S. waters for decades, but until recently was confined primarily to Imperial Beach, near the border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
AI slop has polluted the internet by flooding it with content that blurs lines between real and fake.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
In fact, though, human space exploration and industrialization has polluted the area around our planet, with the resulting debris known as space junk.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025
Towards the conclusion of the article these words occurred: The Editor "has polluted his pages with the blasphemies of a poor maniac, who, it seems, once published some detached scenes of the 'Broken Heart.'"
From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Samuel Smiles
