food chain
noun
1
: an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological community according to the order of predation in which each uses the next usually lower member as a food source
2
: a hierarchy based on power or importance
at the top of the corporate food chain
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Fortunately for Castro, someone at the top of the Hollywood food chain was looking out for him.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
These blooms release toxins that accumulate in the food chain, posing a threat to fish, land animals, and even humans.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Freshwater melting from the Greenland ice sheet can weaken ocean currents in the North Atlantic, disrupting air and ocean temperature patterns and marine food chains.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
But also, increasingly, in marine food chains and immense garbage patches in the oceans.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
These blooms release toxins that accumulate in the food chain, posing a threat to fish, land animals, and even humans.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Freshwater melting from the Greenland ice sheet can weaken ocean currents in the North Atlantic, disrupting air and ocean temperature patterns and marine food chains.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
But also, increasingly, in marine food chains and immense garbage patches in the oceans.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for food chain
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“Food chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20chain. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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