on a diet

idiom

: eating less food or only particular kinds of food in order to lose weight

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Everyone's on Dry January, Veganuary or just simply on a diet. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Capuchin monkeys usually live in large groups, ranging from 10 to 35 animals, and survive on a diet of fruit, insects, leaves, small birds and more. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 Due to his lack of teeth, Anthony is on a diet of soft foods. Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025 Dallas’ offense is swinging for the fences on every possession, subsisting almost exclusively on a diet of explosive plays. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on a diet

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“On a diet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20diet. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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