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material provided to sustain or nourish
The farmer used grain as fodder for his livestock.
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Recent Examples of fodder
That disastrous news conference generated headlines and was fodder for sports-talk shows on Wednesday.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Yet long before the issue of fraud became a galvanizing issue for the right — and fodder for conservative influencers — federal prosecutors in Minnesota had zeroed in on Bock.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The murders of three tourists in Kissimmee over the weekend has now become fodder for Florida’s attorney general to again attack Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, claiming her office botched an earlier case against the suspect.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Vice President Kamala Harris’s own mixed record on immigration was fodder for Republicans.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Yet long before the issue of fraud became a galvanizing issue for the right — and fodder for conservative influencers — federal prosecutors in Minnesota had zeroed in on Bock.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The murders of three tourists in Kissimmee over the weekend has now become fodder for Florida’s attorney general to again attack Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, claiming her office botched an earlier case against the suspect.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
Vice President Kamala Harris’s own mixed record on immigration was fodder for Republicans.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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Spanx AirEssentials Barrel-leg Pant Barrel-leg pants are slowly taking over my entire Pinterest feed.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Chinakhov evened the score at 2 early in the second off a feed from Tommy Novak.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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National Guard troops were delivering supplies by truck and helicopter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As Super Bowl Sunday approaches--the second biggest food consumption day of the year--tons of people will ask AI for party recipes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Studies have shown that some medical conditions, like polycystic ovarian syndrome and depression, can also increase food noise, as can stress and inadequate sleep.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, which advocates for health care consumers, noted that the House's deal to end the government shutdown included provisions on health care affordability.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Texas location will smoke the meats in the classic Hill Country way with oak, pecan or hickory chips.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The historical thriller is set against the backdrop of the 1970s meat ban in Uruguay, during which José, a Galician immigrant, and his daughter Rosita establish a clandestine slaughterhouse to survive.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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