as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances
the outbreak of food poisoning was traced to adulterated ground beef
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as in diluted
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the company was fined for adulterating its "all beef" frankfurters with cereal
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Recent Examples of adulterated
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2021
Two executives from Quality Eggs, a company linked to Wright County Eggs and Hillandale Farms, pleaded guilty to introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce.
—Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 29 May 2021
In May, Blue Bell — based in Brenham, about 70 miles northwest of Houston — pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated products.
—Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2020
Others are planning to stick with takeout indefinitely, preferring it to an adulterated dine-in experience.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2020
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Navarro and Rhein pleaded guilty to their roles in the distribution of adulterated and misbranded drugs.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2021
Two executives from Quality Eggs, a company linked to Wright County Eggs and Hillandale Farms, pleaded guilty to introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce.
—Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 29 May 2021
In May, Blue Bell — based in Brenham, about 70 miles northwest of Houston — pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated products.
—Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2020
Others are planning to stick with takeout indefinitely, preferring it to an adulterated dine-in experience.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterated
Verb
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The influx of settlers and tourists displaced Native Hawaiians, limited their access to land, and diluted their cultural heritage, according to academics.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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However, this protein content gets diluted when they're used to make almond milk, as the final product is primarily water.—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid Touching Your Face Norovirus spreads easily when viral particles from contaminated surfaces make their way into your mouth, nose, or eyes.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Residents should also be aware that home water treatment devices are not certified to make extremely contaminated water safe.—
Andrew J. Whelton,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.—
Liz Roth-Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.—
George Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2013
Adjective
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His fans worried about the dangers of the city, including a diet that was apparently heavy on tainted prey.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Transferring that depth to television, particularly to predominantly Black characters in a Caribbean country, especially one as fabled as Jamaica, to confront the tyranny of homophobia while also sustaining a conversation with the U.K. about its tainted legacy of colonialism, is bold and visionary.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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One key issue is the company’s mixed growth in the commercial sector via its Foundry platform which is designed for commercial customers in industries like manufacturing, retail, and healthcare.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Streamers also use them to watch content that's geo-blocked on services like Netflix, with mixed results.—
Chloe Albanesius,
PCMAG,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Adulterated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterated. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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