Thesaurus results for FOOD CHAINS

food chains

noun

plural of food chain

as in hierarchies

a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food Sharks eat fish that are lower in the food chain. animals that are at the top of the food chain

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Recent Examples of food chains Life at the bottom of the Mediterranean is adapting to the garbage, raising questions about food chains and ecosystem health that researchers are still working to understand. —

Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026 The Espresso Proteini rides the ongoing protein hype, as more food chains and brands add protein-centric items to their menus. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 That could lead to a local or regional collapse of ocean food chains. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026 Burger King is one of several fast food chains experimenting with artificial intelligence. —

Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Finding them here tells scientists something about the food chains that existed just after a catastrophic die-off. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026 Burger King is one of several fast food chains experimenting with artificial intelligence. —

ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 Plenty of food chains in Kentucky have deals or limited-time menu items to accommodate for the Lenten season. —

Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026 Plenty of food chains operating in Indiana have deals or limited-time menu items to accommodate your diet. —

Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026

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In most cases, the natural tendency to organize large teams into smaller groups wins out, and flat teams end up establishing makeshift hierarchies in the absence of formal ones.

— Claire Zillman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
In the modern era, professional kitchens are thought to be some of the toughest places to work thanks to a recipe of long hours, close quarters, strict hierarchies, grueling physical conditions and relentless pressure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026