1
as in provisions
substances intended to be eaten
a simple, little restaurant with excellent food
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2
as in nourishment
something that maintains or stimulates the intellect
a fascinating, highly readable book that will serve as brain food for those long winter evenings
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Recent Examples of food
There are wonderful little food and drink touches throughout the day, from complimentary coffee and pastries every morning to an afternoon port and cheese hour for all guests.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
Prairie Plants to Try In addition to wildlife habitat and food, a miniature prairie delivers year-round texture and color variation.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Held on the first weekend of May, Mayfest brings live music, carnival rides, food, local art and more along the Trinity River.
—Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
Prairie Plants to Try In addition to wildlife habitat and food, a miniature prairie delivers year-round texture and color variation.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Held on the first weekend of May, Mayfest brings live music, carnival rides, food, local art and more along the Trinity River.
—Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for food
Noun
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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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Rinsing quinoa is really about improving the experience and allowing the ingredient to deliver on flavor and nourishment.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
27 Apr. 2026
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On land rooted in 1891, a new story is growing - one of healing, heritage and radical nourishment.—
Erica Olsen,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a Hamburger Po-Boy, which is served on the best bread from the beloved Leidenheimer Baking Company.—
George Motz,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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This cozy comfort-food shack served housemade breads, desserts and simmering kettles of hearty homemade soup.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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In this conceptual system, there is also an equivalence between the duties of various tribes—defense, sustenance, healing—and the overall balance of nature, in which each animal plays its part.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Online and other news outlets continue to provide serious competition to newspapers, and the act provides sustenance to a newspaper that otherwise would have failed, maintaining an additional editorial stance in the community.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 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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Dad always told you breakfast was the most important meal of the day.—
Hannah Lee Leidy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 May 2026
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On another occasion out for a meal with friends in NYC, Swift embraced her most bridal look yet, wearing a black spaghetti strap tank top from the The Row paired with an ivory silk maxi skirt from Meshki—well, very bridal, but also very Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Besides the rock-bottom fares and add-on fees Spirit Airlines may have been best known for its flying bananas — the flashy yellow planes at South Florida airports.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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Just this summer, Spirit represented 2% of domestic US flights scheduled to fly, and the fallout will likely push fares higher across the entire industry.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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A lot of my kitchen-table conversations in Sacramento sound the same right now.—
Amy Kunst,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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For other meals, choose from Akdeniz and Tuğra Restaurant—both of which serve Turkish dishes within a fine dining setting; the former done up by Toner and Gülgün as part of the wider renovations, the latter with tables on the magnificent first-floor palace terrace.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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“Food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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