pollution
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Definition of pollution
Examples of pollution in a Sentence
industrial practices that have caused pollution of the air and water
The tests showed high levels of pollution in the water.
The fish are dying of pollution.
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By contrast, worsening air pollution caused New Delhi to drop six places to 118th and Cairo to fall two places to 125th. — The Economist, "Vienna remains the world鈥檚 most liveable city," 4 Sep. 2019 For now, environmental organizations are focused on stemming pollution at the source. — Tony Briscoe, chicagotribune.com, "22 million pounds of plastics enter the Great Lakes each year. Most of the pollution pours into Lake Michigan.," 4 Sep. 2019 Trucks account for 27% of carbon dioxide pollution in Europe. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "UPS has new hybrid trucks with a neat trick," 4 Sep. 2019 Cap-and-trade programs have helped reduce acid rain pollution in the US and are being used to tackle climate change in California and the European Union. — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, "Martin Weitzman, virtuoso climate change economist, dies at 77," 4 Sep. 2019 Two steel companies will not compete to see which creates less pollution, because the marketplace won鈥檛 reward them for it. — Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, "A reexamination of ownership in the age of the public corporation," 30 Aug. 2019 Local oil people still talk about a towering well blowout in 1985 that spewed pollution for miles. — Stanley Reed, New York Times, "A Windswept Plain, a Sea of Oil and a Mountain of Money," 30 Aug. 2019 The dead zone is the product of a domino effect that begins with winter and spring rain, washing fertilizers, sewage and even air pollution into waterways. — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "Record rain + heat = Chesapeake Bay dead zone among biggest in decades. Crabs, fish are suffocating.," 29 Aug. 2019 In reality, Trump has opened up millions of acres to drilling and mining and sought to reverse multiple air- and water-pollution regulations. — Seth Fletcher, Scientific American, "Truth, Lies & Uncertainty," 28 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pollution.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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pollution
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English Language Learners Definition of pollution
: the action or process of making land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use
: substances that make land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use
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pollution
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Kids Definition of pollution
: the action of making something impure and often unsafe or unsuitable for use : the state of being polluted
pollution
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