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
Finn He's given a face to cannon-fodder Stormtroopers, plus has a penchant for flirting and a heroic streak.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Gemini outputs can include summaries and snippets of email or files, and that data can then become fodder for AI training.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Nor that years on, and millions of dollars in legal fees later, the dispute would remain constant public fodder, heading to a May jury trial in a Manhattan federal courtroom.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Then-French President François Hollande waved away the Cuban bodyguard trailing the two leaders and the moment became fodder for the country’s late-night comedians.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Gemini outputs can include summaries and snippets of email or files, and that data can then become fodder for AI training.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Nor that years on, and millions of dollars in legal fees later, the dispute would remain constant public fodder, heading to a May jury trial in a Manhattan federal courtroom.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Then-French President François Hollande waved away the Cuban bodyguard trailing the two leaders and the moment became fodder for the country’s late-night comedians.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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Organic waste will be used for black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) production–a sustainable, low-cost method that transforms it into high-protein animal feed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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How the debt was discovered The unpaid water bills are the latest problem to pop up for the hospitals, which struggled to buy supplies, repair equipment, and pay vendors and staff on time long before Steward Health declared bankruptcy in 2024.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The nonprofit, which offers diapers and other supplies to families experiencing homelessness and poverty, manufactures its own diapers, according to a fact sheet provided to reporters.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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More than a hundred thousand died of disease and starvation, as their waterways and other food sources were overtaken by miners.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Half a billion people rely on these reefs for food, income, and coastal protection.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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But as the bill moved through the House, additional provisions were added including language allowing random inspections of home kitchens by health departments.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Rivera said any salary cap should include provisions that the teams that spend the least also invest in improving competition in some other way.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Beyond sandwiches, other offerings include tiramisu, meat and cheese boards, and drinks like aperol spritz.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Scientists are conducting studies to learn more about the potential risk to people who hunt or eat deer or elk meat, for example, by determining if they are diagnosed with prion diseases more often than people who do not.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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