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Recent Examples of nutriment
When flights resumed, the grass, without the nutriment it was used to getting from the insects’ secretions, began to decay.
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Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
By linking multiple trees, each fungus diversifies its source of nutriment and hedges against the demise of a single tree or species.
—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
Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
By linking multiple trees, each fungus diversifies its source of nutriment and hedges against the demise of a single tree or species.
—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
Noun
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Some people have scoffed at sand nourishment projects, Whitelaw said, with a misconception that sand washes away in the winter and always comes back with summer swells.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
24 July 2025
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This plan was to improve the health and well-being of children, to provide nourishment and promote educational performance, while supporting farmers by using the surpluses for school lunches.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Wheel it onto a veranda or sunroom to draw in some sustenance on wheels.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 July 2025
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The fair is bracing for roughly a million visitors, all of whom — in between roller coaster thrills, baking showdowns, livestock exhibits and live tunes, will require some serious sustenance.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Eat a balanced diet—supplements work best alongside healthy foods, not as a replacement.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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To reduce risk, the researchers recommend adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes exercising regularly, eating a nutritious diet, minimizing alcohol intake, remaining mentally active, and seeing a doctor to address any medical problem known to increase the likelihood of dementia.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Ginsberg has captured the adults attempting to feed the goose frogs, but the little herbivore rejected those attempts, and the cranes have seemingly adjusted to providing food the gosling would eat.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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There really is something special about eating food fresh out of your own garden.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
Noun
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This, of course, is the kind of toxicity that Belly thrives on, feeds, nurtures, and coaxes out of nothing.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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But here’s the paradox most leaders miss: Safety nurtures creativity, but discomfort creates growth.—
Johan Martinez-Khalilian,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Rewards including customers earning 5% of applicable base fare, seat fees, and pet fees as future trip credit.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The restaurant, which had its first food license inspection in late 2018, serves Mexican fare like burritos, fajitas and margaritas.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
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“Nutriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutriment. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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