as in component
one of the parts that make up a whole
one of the ingredients in the salad dressing is sugar
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Recent Examples of ingredient
There are a lot of options available, from plain rice to mixes that include other ingredients and spices.
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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
The company generated almost 98% of its revenue from selling goods and equipment, such as food ingredients and ice cream makers, to franchisees, with the rest coming from franchise fees.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Extra compounds are sometimes added to help your body absorb the ingredients better or to reduce side effects.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
Boost your skin’s defenses and amp up hydration with the latest buzzy ingredient.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025
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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
The company generated almost 98% of its revenue from selling goods and equipment, such as food ingredients and ice cream makers, to franchisees, with the rest coming from franchise fees.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Extra compounds are sometimes added to help your body absorb the ingredients better or to reduce side effects.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
Boost your skin’s defenses and amp up hydration with the latest buzzy ingredient.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingredient
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The work included fitting such go-fast components as a Crower billet crankshaft, Manley titanium valves, an LSM custom camshaft, Kaase Boss cylinder heads, and a McLeod clutch and flywheel for the Tremec T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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Tesla’s sold in the U.S. are assembled at its factories in Fremont, California, and Austin, Texas, but various components are sourced from China, Canada and Mexico, the latter providing 15% of parts in the Model Y.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Those factors are also why designer Sivan is captivated by and employs natural fibers in his collections.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2025
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External factors can also drive job search rejection.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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And after last year enjoying his second-most productive RBI season (104) and matching the second-most home runs of his career (27) while helping spark the Royals at last back to the postseason, it’s all made for another element in the formula of how to manage him.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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The element of luck in the draft selection process often provides a conundrum to NBA executives, who are terrified of taking a major swing only to have their future determined by an unlucky bounce of a ping-pong ball.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Kelly McKinney is a former deputy commissioner at the New York City Office of Emergency Management and a former member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council.—
Kelly McKinney,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the chief justice has continued to attend, while other members of the court have long ago stopped going.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Ingredient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingredient. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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