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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
Data like Bachtrack’s can be provocative fodder for labor negotiations.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The moment on Tuesday became fodder for Ted Cruz to go after Ted Sarandos at an ostensible Netflix-WB antitrust hearing.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
The issue of big people and small airplane seats has long been tabloid fodder and red meat for message board posters.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
More trade fodder below after the links!
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The moment on Tuesday became fodder for Ted Cruz to go after Ted Sarandos at an ostensible Netflix-WB antitrust hearing.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
The issue of big people and small airplane seats has long been tabloid fodder and red meat for message board posters.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
More trade fodder below after the links!
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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The property runs about 1,000 breeding female cows and a few dozen herd bulls, a feed yard facility and individual feed intake facility.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The data that Bell collected on students would later influence what showed up in their Facebook feeds.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shop the Better Homes & Gardens collection on Walmart's official website, or use Walmart's store locator to find where these supplies are available in stores near you.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her reporting has taken her all over the world, from Patagonia to Tokyo to the Amazon Rainforest, and she is fascinated by the ways that travel intersects with style, food, music, nightlife, identity, and politics.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Feb. 2026
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The proposal calls for a 1% food and beverage tax in Lake and Porter counties, a 5% innkeepers tax in Lake County and a 12% admissions tax to help build a stadium.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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What arrived was pleasant but essentially identical to the nightly pre-dinner cocktail hour provisions, nothing that suggested the kitchen had treated it as a distinct request.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Senate Judiciary committee amended the bill to give local governments the option to pass an ordinance to opt-out of many provisions of the bill and to address increasing construction costs.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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The chef presents each cut of meat before it is served and everyone eats at the same time for a convivial, family-style experience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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This new study suggests potential brain benefits with higher intake of fish, vegetables and even tea associated with better cognitive function, while processed meats and sugary foods were linked to worse outcomes.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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