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Recent Examples of calorific
The nation wants to snack its way to feeling better, and manufacturers are producing more and more fast food snacks that are increasingly calorific.
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Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024
The nation wants to snack its way to feeling better, and manufacturers are producing more and more fast food snacks that are increasingly calorific.
—Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024
Warnings have tended to come from companies that make highly calorific products like fast food, snacks, and desserts.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 8 Feb. 2024
Chick-fil-A's spicy deluxe sandwich is the restaurant's most calorific offering at just 550 calories.
—Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Sep. 2021
Known for being dense and calorific, mooncakes are typically filled with lotus seed or red bean paste and a salted egg yolk symbolizing the moon.
—Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
China has plenty of low-quality coal at home, but needs to blend that with cleaner, more calorific coal from abroad to hit pollution targets.
—Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
Unsurprisingly, more calorific diets went along with bigger brains.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2018
In the early 1900s, the eponymous Alfredo di Lielo needed a calorific meal to feed his pregnant wife.
—Erin Florio, CNT, 3 Oct. 2017
Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024
The nation wants to snack its way to feeling better, and manufacturers are producing more and more fast food snacks that are increasingly calorific.
—Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024
Warnings have tended to come from companies that make highly calorific products like fast food, snacks, and desserts.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 8 Feb. 2024
Chick-fil-A's spicy deluxe sandwich is the restaurant's most calorific offering at just 550 calories.
—Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Sep. 2021
Known for being dense and calorific, mooncakes are typically filled with lotus seed or red bean paste and a salted egg yolk symbolizing the moon.
—Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
China has plenty of low-quality coal at home, but needs to blend that with cleaner, more calorific coal from abroad to hit pollution targets.
—Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
Unsurprisingly, more calorific diets went along with bigger brains.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2018
In the early 1900s, the eponymous Alfredo di Lielo needed a calorific meal to feed his pregnant wife.
—Erin Florio, CNT, 3 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calorific
Adjective
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The math is daunting: Global agricultural production will need to expand about 50 percent by 2050—the caloric equivalent of a dozen extra Olive Garden breadsticks every day for everyone alive today—while the global agricultural footprint needs to shrink.—
Michael Grunwald,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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The randomized clinical trial found that participants who followed a 4:3 intermittent fasting regimen lost more weight than those who followed a daily caloric restriction plan—despite both groups receiving identical behavioral support and exercise guidance.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Noisy fireworks, intense heat, fatty foods and crowded yards make Independence Day a high-risk holiday for our four-legged friends.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Fish, however, is a staple, especially fatty fish such as sardines.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Calorific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calorific. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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