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
The visibility of middlemen based in rich countries has long provided fodder to detractors who claim that the aid industry operates inefficiently or even unjustly.
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Some of those birds, the organization says, end up as fodder for a controversial but legal sport with committed defenders, in which the main object is to toss a live bird in the air and shoot it.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 3 May 2025
However, the Department of Defense’s list of Chinese military companies operating in the U.S. could provide fodder for officials considering an expansion of these limits.
—Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comments quickly became fodder for critics who pointed out that space flights can contribute to pollution and that Bezos, also the founder of Amazon, has a large negative environmental footprint.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Some of those birds, the organization says, end up as fodder for a controversial but legal sport with committed defenders, in which the main object is to toss a live bird in the air and shoot it.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 3 May 2025
However, the Department of Defense’s list of Chinese military companies operating in the U.S. could provide fodder for officials considering an expansion of these limits.
—Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comments quickly became fodder for critics who pointed out that space flights can contribute to pollution and that Bezos, also the founder of Amazon, has a large negative environmental footprint.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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The brothers themselves, now 57 and 54, appeared at the proceedings in Los Angeles County Superior Court via live video feed from prison in San Diego.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Visitors can watch her through peep holes and a security camera feed.—
Ariel Fisher,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The analysis considered the costs of six months of housing, utilities, food, medical care and car payments for a household of at least two people.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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But campaign finance rules require campaigns to pay the fair market value for the ancillary costs of holding events — everything from staging to the band to food and drink.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Freeze poultry and ground meat that won’t be used within 2 days; freeze other meat within 4 to 5 days.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Browning the onions before cooking the patties guarantees flavorful meat.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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