food chains

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 Freshwater melting from the Greenland ice sheet can weaken ocean currents in the North Atlantic, disrupting air and ocean temperature patterns and marine food chains. Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025 But also, increasingly, in marine food chains and immense garbage patches in the oceans. New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Fast food chains across the country are getting in the spooky season spirit with the return of Halloween buckets. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025 Adding to that causes ocean acidification, which can disrupt marine food chains and reduce biodiversity. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025 Broadening the menu with less expensive options is also a way for chain restaurants to fight back against fast food chains, which are currently embroiled in a war amongst themselves, according to Maeve Webster, president of consulting firm Menu Matters. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025 As part of the airport’s nearly $4 billion Terminal 1 renovation project, local restaurants, cafes, fast food chains and specialty stores are landing inside. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025 The buzziest beauty companies looked to grocery shelves and food chains for inspiration this year. Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Right now, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars and fast food chains line most of East Lancaseter. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for food chains
Noun
  • The challenge for free societies is that the effectiveness of leadership and social hierarchies always affords the possibility for authoritarianism.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Just as Italian Neorealism and Brazilian Cinema Novo once did, through his cinema, Walter’s inner space opens its doors horizontally, without agendas or hierarchies, so that all human emotion can converse within this personal yet collective space.
    Alejandro González Iñárritu, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both artists are represented by landscapes, seascapes, portraits and family groupings.
    Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This included all four tight ends, with the Rams rolling out 12- and 13-personnel groupings with a lot of frequency against the Jaguars.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The report didn’t specify whether that increase comes from ultra-wealthy people moving to New York, extant residents joining the ranks of the ultra-wealthy or both.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Liebman has worked her way up Corcoran Group’s ranks since joining as an agent in 1984 at just 23 years old.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Food chains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food%20chains. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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