on a diet

phrase

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

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Participants also experienced improvements in diastolic blood pressure compared to those on a diet that didn't include this combo every day. Lauren Manaker, SELF, 2 Apr. 2026 No one was going to put her on a diet. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026 In an unassuming building at the San Francisco Zoo, 115 brilliantly colored baby snakes are being fattened up on a diet of worms. Pepper St. Clair, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 The state of Ohio plans to put close to 2 miles of Reading Road on a diet. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2026 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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