CONTAMINANTS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

contaminants

noun

plural of contaminant

as in pollutants

something that is or that makes impure a filter to remove contaminants from the drinking water

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Recent Examples of contaminants That’s in part due to their handling of homes requiring cleaning due to smoke and other contaminants caused by the fires. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The goal of these mesh socks is to help clear contaminants in your soil. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Contributing factors to that could be a low number of axles, like with a solo locomotive, contaminants on the rails, or rust and other conditions that cause poor wheel-to-rail connections, according to the bulletin. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Avoiding extensive pretreatment could be particularly important for commercial operations because waste plastic often contains different polymers and contaminants. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 Like most things around your home, refrigerator coils are prone to building up dust, dirt, pet hair, and other contaminants over time that then hinder the coils from functioning properly. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026 Some food dyes made from natural ingredients can contain contaminants and may pose their own health risks, such as diabetes. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Temporary low water pressure was monitored during the repair, with samples collected from seven locations in the affected area showing no evidence of contaminants. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026 As a result, some products may contain contaminants or fail to provide the amount of protein listed, Balady says. — Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Facilities would have to be on land zoned for heavy industrial use and could not be located near disadvantaged communities or populations sensitive to pollutants, such as hospitals, schools and nursing homes.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Ancient rock art at Murujuga, or the Burrup Peninsula, in Western Australia, has seen much larger damaged than previously anticipated due to industrial pollutants found in air emissions.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of pollutants

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In one of the heaviest contaminations of TCE and PCE documented, thousands of soldiers and their families were exposed to the solvents at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987.

— WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
And the Food and Drug Administration is also investigating contaminations that may be tied to a different outbreak.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

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