fodder

noun

fod·der | \ ˈfä-dər

Definition of fodder

1 : something fed to domestic animals especially : coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep

2 : inferior or readily available material used to supply a heavy demand fodder for tabloids This sort of breezy plot line has become cheap fodder for novelists and screenwriters …— Sally Bedell

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Examples of fodder in a Sentence

His antics always make good fodder for the gossip columnists. She often used her friends' problems as fodder for her novels.

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Every mundane happenstance in the lives of Gigi and Bella Hadid has become tabloid fodder at some point. — Glamour, "A Tabloid Called the Hadids’ Books ‘Hot Accessories’ and People Have Thoughts," 21 Mar. 2019 The conventional wisdom is that the DNA report backfired and may damage Ms. Warren’s standing as a possible presidential nominee, providing fodder for ridicule from Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Joe Biden. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "What Is Elizabeth Warren?," 17 Oct. 2018 At the same time, Locklear's personal struggles became tabloid fodder. — Bethonie Butler, chicagotribune.com, "Heather Locklear was one of the biggest stars of the '90s — now she's known more for her legal troubles," 26 June 2018 The right-hander also was suspended by the team for three days in May after skipping a home game following a late night on the town — yet another personal transgression in a career filled with tabloid-fodder drama. — USA TODAY, "Mets reach deals with deGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey, 5 more," 12 Jan. 2018 But since there’s no such thing as a quiet deletion when people are watching online, the incident became fodder for another outbreak of partisan warfare. — David Bauder, The Seattle Times, "Some journalists wonder if their profession is tweet-crazy," 29 Jan. 2019 He has been besieged by complaints about his travel and other practices that would become fodder for House Democrats no matter how trivial. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Ryan Zinke’s Parting Gift," 24 Dec. 2018 Demolition expert Romero regrets that his comments to the Albuquerque Journal became fodder for conspiracy theorists. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report - The World Trade Center," 10 Sep. 2018 Two weeks before the primary, video of Vukmir badmouthing Trump in 2016 re-emerged and became fodder for TV ads attacking her loyalty to the president. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "Leah Vukmir projected to win Wisconsin GOP Senate primary, face Baldwin in November," 14 Aug. 2018

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