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Recent Examples of sustenance
For in-flight sustenance, Manaker recommends packing wholesome snacks (think: nuts, seeds, and granola bars) to help maintain energy levels throughout the journey.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Stephen Glantz, 75, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with nine counts each of torturing, injuring or failing to provide necessary sustenance to an animal and neglect to impounded or confined animals, online records show.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The British working class established high tea as a quick sustenance after the workday ended, frequently occurring at pubs on high tables (hence the name).
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2025
Russia has turned to North Korea and Iran for sustenance, while Ukraine has turned to the West.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Stephen Glantz, 75, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with nine counts each of torturing, injuring or failing to provide necessary sustenance to an animal and neglect to impounded or confined animals, online records show.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The British working class established high tea as a quick sustenance after the workday ended, frequently occurring at pubs on high tables (hence the name).
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2025
Russia has turned to North Korea and Iran for sustenance, while Ukraine has turned to the West.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustenance
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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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
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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