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Recent Examples of nutriment
By linking multiple trees, each fungus diversifies its source of nutriment and hedges against the demise of a single tree or species.
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Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
The number and the quality of seeds determines the greater or lesser presence of insects, which, as is well known, are the principal nutriment of numerous bird populations.
—Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
The rich nutriments that are part of the marine ecosystem provide a host of habitats and opportunity for sea life.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2017
Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
The number and the quality of seeds determines the greater or lesser presence of insects, which, as is well known, are the principal nutriment of numerous bird populations.
—Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
The rich nutriments that are part of the marine ecosystem provide a host of habitats and opportunity for sea life.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutriment
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Their nourishment and development should be a top priority, as children are the foundation of our future.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those in need of deeper nourishment will appreciate Laneige’s Cream Skin or Ilia’s The Base Face Milk, whereas oily and or combination skin should look to Violette_FR’s Boum-Boum Milk or The Ordinary’s Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner which skews more oil-free and mattifying.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For sustenance, residents turn to cattle farming, hunting and fishing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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For thousands of years humans have used snares to catch antelope, deer, and other game for sustenance.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Seitan, a high-protein meat alternative, complements other plant foods and is a great addition to these diets.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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An older study also showed that mixing alcohol with soda that has sugar in it compared to diet soda lowered blood alcohol concentration, likely due to the faster gastric emptying rate.8 3.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, the review looked at all food sources of oleic acid, not just avocado oil.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
31 Jan. 2025
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In the unsafe food department, cooked mushrooms that needed to be cooled from 135 degrees to 70 degrees in two hours weren’t going to make it.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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Custom space that amplifies the emotional and psychological benefits of face-to-face connection nurtures community and fosters collaboration unachievable in the virtual realm.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Then there’s me, the one whose lack of innate ability seems to have defied both nature and nurture.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2024
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The data, provided by travel app Hopper, is based on average fares that were available to book from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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Who Survived ‘Til 25? Taking the temperature: Last year was an annus horribilis for many TV producers around the world, as tariffs fell, co-production money dried up and expansive ideas were rejected at the door in favor of more conservative fare led by big names.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Nutriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutriment. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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