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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 ingredients
Recently, a Dior New York spa esthetician told her to swap out her morning cleanser (turns out, too many stripping ingredients were only making her dryness worse).
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
The nature-based, vegan products are produced in small batches, using a blend of adaptogens as its main active ingredients.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Guibault recommends choosing foods with fewer ingredients.
—Mariette Williams, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
As a result, some supplement products may not contain the ingredients listed on the label.
—Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
When these two ingredients mix, a powerful reaction occurs that creates carbon dioxide which helps to break through whatever is clogging your drain.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
His modern Chinese concept blends authentic flavors with seasonal California ingredients, shaped by both professional training and his personal heritage in Hong Kong, Beijing, and England.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Seven products contained undisclosed active ingredients such as caffeine, kava extract (a legal herbal supplement with antianxiety and hallucinogenic effects) and cannabis extract (including the plant’s main psychoactive ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC).
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Not one morsel contains artificial ingredients or high fructose corn syrup.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
The nature-based, vegan products are produced in small batches, using a blend of adaptogens as its main active ingredients.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Guibault recommends choosing foods with fewer ingredients.
—Mariette Williams, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
As a result, some supplement products may not contain the ingredients listed on the label.
—Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
When these two ingredients mix, a powerful reaction occurs that creates carbon dioxide which helps to break through whatever is clogging your drain.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
His modern Chinese concept blends authentic flavors with seasonal California ingredients, shaped by both professional training and his personal heritage in Hong Kong, Beijing, and England.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Seven products contained undisclosed active ingredients such as caffeine, kava extract (a legal herbal supplement with antianxiety and hallucinogenic effects) and cannabis extract (including the plant’s main psychoactive ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC).
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Not one morsel contains artificial ingredients or high fructose corn syrup.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingredients
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While there are many generational, political, and economic factors separating 1965 from today, the more promising read on space captured a level of optimism that isn’t as prominent in the AI age.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The work is part of Phase 5 of the bluff stabilization project, which began in 2024 as part of an effort to protect the eroding bluffs from earthquakes, sea level rise and other factors.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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In this approach, quantum information is encoded in various properties of photons, and computation is performed by manipulating these photonic states using optical components.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Based on performance in all six components, the state assigned an overall performance rating to each district of one to five stars.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, the simulation wasn’t looking at whether the board members are excited for upcoming events.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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A shade structure in the picnic area has been ripped away by the elements, and the wear-and-tear from all that play is obvious on other features.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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While the crumb tray is drying, use the pastry brush to brush away any crumbs on the interior of the toaster and on the heating elements.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Ingredients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingredients. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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