ingredients

noun

plural of ingredient
as in factors
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 ingredients The massage oils incorporate pre-Hispanic ingredients, like mezcal, amaranth, and chocolate. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The Rebound Cream is a daily leave-in solution designed to fight frizz, restore shine and add definition, with ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil and rosemary extract. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 This bacterium causes deadly botulism and is commonly found in both ingredients. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026 Bisphenols are also ingredients in epoxy resins, which are used to coat the inside of bottle caps and metal food and drink containers. — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 Critics compared this to eating an omelette by consuming its ingredients one by one—eggs, cheese, vegetables, oil, then salt. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 This mismatch creates a rigid outer skin over a fluid core, causing the film to wrinkle, crack, and segregate its chemical ingredients. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Gîte du Mont-Albert’s Le Serpentine is a showcase of local ingredients and producers. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingredients
  1. factors
  2. components
  3. members
  4. elements
Noun
  • On the lower level lie the Oceanfront Balcony and Premium Oceanfront Balcony rooms, with the same factors distinguishing Premium from not.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, over in Asia, a top McKinsey executive laid out what sets Asia's owner-CEOs apart, drawing on the firm's research that helps filter out the key factors that determine successful leadership.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • Given the current concerns about AI token budgeting, energy demand, and general lack of computing components, Microsoft is clearly looking to bring the compute needed to run AI workloads to your desk and out of the data center.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, this series captures the components that made the original so timeless, while allowing the titular character to transcend her small town and connect with other young women with special abilities across the globe.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of components
Noun
  • There are existing tensions between the city and its advisory boards, with members frequently expressing frustration that city leaders fail to take their recommendations seriously.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group composed of members of the Vietnamese diaspora, published a report in September that documented 20 cases where Vietnamese authorities pursued critics and activists outside its own borders.
    — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of members
Noun
  • Together, these architectural and symbolic elements mediate between order and chaos, memory and transformation.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors accused the two men of planning and acquiring the elements to make a chlorine bomb as well as using the internet to identify and research potential targets.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of elements

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“Ingredients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingredients. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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