fodder

noun

Definition of foddernext
as in feed
material provided to sustain or nourish The farmer used grain as fodder for his livestock.

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Recent Examples of fodder Republicans are ready with plenty of fodder from El-Sayed’s past comments; his unrelenting criticism of Israel will be wielded to sway Michigan’s Jewish voters to either back Rogers or sit the race out. — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 While Spanish police escorted most of the individuals back to Morocco with the help of Moroccan authorities, the European far right quickly latched on to the episode as fodder to further fuel its anti-migrant policies. — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Usually taking place about halfway through the season, the trips almost always include all the cast members, creating the perfect conditions for friendships to be tested—and providing plenty of fodder for the rest of the season. — Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026 His entries have become fodder for his critics about his self-promotion. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fodder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
  1. feed
  2. supplies
  3. food
  4. provisions
  5. meat
Noun
  • The Vances often post photos of their children, but Usha’s parents and sister don’t appear in her social media feeds.
    — Kate Andersen Brower, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Body landmarks replace video Rather than sending a raw camera feed for translation, the system uses Google’s MediaPipe Holistic model to identify pose landmarks on the signer.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of feed
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  • Tehran also responded by effectively shutting down tanker and cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of global oil supplies usually transit.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Before the war, an average of 120 vessels crossed the crucial waterway, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies used to travel, every day.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplies
Noun
  • Drought conditions are also fueling devastating, costly wildfires and reducing crop yields, threatening to push up food prices.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Something extraordinary these episodes illustrate, in our view, is the vulnerability of America’s highly interconnected fresh-food supply chain, in which one grower or supplier problem can ripple astonishingly far.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of food
Noun
  • Militants convicted of intentional killings and those sentenced to life terms before 2005 are excluded from the bill’s provisions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The executive order could face litigation on that point more readily than other provisions, Blackman said.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of provisions
Noun
  • The word hero gets used too much, according to some, but battling it out with the heat for meat during grilling season is worthy of the title.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Federal officials on Saturday issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of meat

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