as in component
one of the parts that make up a whole
one of the ingredients in the salad dressing is sugar
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Recent Examples of ingredient
It can be used to season a cast-iron skillet, turned into a glossy chocolate coating, added to Christmas cookies, and used to saute supper ingredients.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The facilities will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients to support production of neuroscience and obesity medications.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
What all these works suggest is that stereotypes don’t need to be avoided — they can be used strategically as powerful ingredients for characters to defy.
—David Colman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Like product labels on food, ingredients of bagged soil products are listed in order of their percentage, with the highest first.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The facilities will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients to support production of neuroscience and obesity medications.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
What all these works suggest is that stereotypes don’t need to be avoided — they can be used strategically as powerful ingredients for characters to defy.
—David Colman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Like product labels on food, ingredients of bagged soil products are listed in order of their percentage, with the highest first.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingredient
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In other words, these formulations provide the typical components of your skin’s stem cells in order to replicate their effects—rather than delivering stem cells themselves.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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The heavy steel plate was secured before work started on other components of the dam.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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There’s one more factor that needs to be taken into account on the largest of cosmic scales, including for the cosmic measurements of the event horizon of the black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87, and that is the expansion of the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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Ongoing trend Ukraine and Russia aren't alone in experiencing declining fertility and birth rates — the trend can be seen in a variety of European and Asia countries — and the decreases can be down to several factors, from career and lifestyle choices to economic constraints.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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For tea lovers, Nijiri offers afternoon tea courses that incorporate elements of traditional Japanese tea ceremony, creating moments of calm amid the exploration of flavors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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The bill restricts a local government unit’s ability to impose and increase fees related to building approval and permits, among other design-element limitations.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan criticized Shah Alam’s release by Border Patrol, saying agents could have contacted family members or returned him to the county holding center.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Clinton did not name the member who asked the unusual questions, nor whether the lawmaker was a Republican or a Democrat.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Ingredient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingredient. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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