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
The resilience of the fast casual food category also comes from its relatively smaller exposure to the lower income consumers that have been under more pressure in the current macroeconomic environment, Cho noted.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Health asked experts which foods to avoid when taking blood pressure medications.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Prisoners are not allowed to keep money behind bars, but cash can be provided by family members to a commissary fund used to buy food, toiletries and other minor needs, according to the Prison Fellowship.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Health asked experts which foods to avoid when taking blood pressure medications.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Prisoners are not allowed to keep money behind bars, but cash can be provided by family members to a commissary fund used to buy food, toiletries and other minor needs, according to the Prison Fellowship.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for food
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Total taxpayer savings could amount to an additional $50 billion because the IRS has yet to update its withholding tables to account for new provisions retroactive to the start of 2025, Oxford lead economist Nancy Vanden Houten said in a report this week.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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His previous version of HB23, known as HB244, passed the State Senate during Alabama’s 2025 Legislative Session with the same provisions — apart from the provision banning teachers from using students’ preferred pronouns, which was removed — but ultimately did not become law.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In one Louisiana facility, detainees say the food they're given is often expired, and not enough to provide proper nourishment.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Linda has to change out bags of liquid nourishment seemingly all night.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant says Muriel’s resident ghosts of are harmless but, to be safe, there’s always a table reserved for Jourdan set with bread and wine.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Día de los Muertos approaches, Arizona grocery stores stock their bakery shelves with traditional pan dulce and sweet breads that help families honor loved ones with flavor and memory.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Weld Food Bank serves 1,700 people a day through an emergency food box program and delivers sustenance to 600 homebound seniors every month.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are a number of reasons why red meat might be a problem, including the high heme iron content, plus the need to cook meat at high temperatures, which can produce carcinogenic compounds.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Deer will gobble them up as a high-protein meal.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Try eating smaller meals more often to get the energy and nutrients your body needs.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
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But this formulation is hardly the final word—if Milei’s party fares poorly in the election, its austerity program will face more resistance.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sandrin also sells sweet and savory fare at Gathering Place Taproom & Patio in Wauwatosa.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes captains would provide space in their luxurious cabins for the klabautermann to sleep and share food and drink from their table.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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More than 20 televisions will show football and sports with live music, pool tables and a central horseshoe bar.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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