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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
And Bates has provided plenty of fodder for his teammates.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Their desperate efforts to hide from the cameras became instant fodder for social media memes and late-night jokes and, eventually, for a cheeky video response from Astronomer, starring Martin’s ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
In the midst of success, the famous parents have faced ridicule and been at the center of tabloid fodder.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
These are deep, dark legacy stories that hold the greatest esteem in our culture, so there’s great fodder in it.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Their desperate efforts to hide from the cameras became instant fodder for social media memes and late-night jokes and, eventually, for a cheeky video response from Astronomer, starring Martin’s ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
In the midst of success, the famous parents have faced ridicule and been at the center of tabloid fodder.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
These are deep, dark legacy stories that hold the greatest esteem in our culture, so there’s great fodder in it.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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The video Roman shared on her Instagram feed shows the baby of the family prepping for graduation alongside her family and eventually walking across the stage.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Simply plucking young stars from viewers’ social-media feeds won’t radically alter or refresh SNL.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gardner carted his supplies to this featureless patch of earth near the fort, set up his tripods and cameras, and then arranged his dark tent nearby, out of sight of the camera’s lens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Although Sandu won widespread praise for helping Moldova secure EU candidate status in 2022, some voters were frustrated with the pace of reform and spiraling gas prices, after Russia cut off supplies and Moldova sought new procurement deals with Romania.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The egg replacer was formulated by Madsen and a food scientist.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The scarcity of food was a challenge, but Gertrude befriended farmers on her cross-country walks.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An impasse exists because Democrats want a deal to secure health care provisions, while Republicans have raised concerns about costs and the extent to which migrants should have access to health care.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal spending on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — another priority for Democrats — will be reduced by more than $1 trillion over the next decade as a result of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Use separate cutting boards and containers to avoid cross-contamination between raw meats and fruits and vegetables.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clean refrigerators and other surfaces that may have touched deli meat.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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