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 Grab a coffee at Joycraft Roasters or Barn Owl Eatery & Café, and book a dinner at The Bear, The Fish, The Root & The Berry, which has a menu packed with local ingredients and Indigenous culinary traditions. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026 Did faraway comets or space rocks deliver the essential ingredients to us? — CBS News, 13 July 2026 For mature or dry skin, look for hydrating and moisturizing ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, ceramides, and niacinamide. — Catharine Malzahn, Allure, 13 July 2026 An all–Native New Mexican leadership team infused the seasonal restaurant with ingredients all grown in the Rio Grande basin. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 The only way to approach it was to build something new out of the ingredients of Carrie. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Some restaurants have reportedly pulled certain fresh ingredients off their menu while the investigation continues. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 The experience of the drink is composed, elegant even, a sophisticated push and pull subtlety and counterbalance, but the list of ingredients reads, to me, to be almost flamboyantly random. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 Simply prepare all of the ingredients one day before, fold over the enchiladas, and refrigerate. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
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  1. factors
  2. components
  3. members
  4. elements
Noun
  • Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Anyone with medical issues, livestock needs, or other factors that require more time to evacuate is encouraged to begin preparing immediately and to leave as soon as possible.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • And components like steel, aluminium and copper coming from other parts of the globe recently were impacted by the Iran war.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Apple said Broadcom will make wireless components used to help devices connect to cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of components
Noun
  • Just before Platner’s Wednesday announcement, more than 100 state Democratic Party committee members signed off on holding a nominating convention, in the event of his withdrawal, to choose the nominee.
    — Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Crews from multiple local and state agencies began an extensive search, and his body was recovered early Monday, family members confirmed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of members
Noun
  • Her grieving brother, Bobby Gifford, couldn't stand that her body was left out in the elements somewhere, never to be found again.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Running for five seasons into September 1977, the hourlong drama with comic elements never was a ratings hit, only denting the year-end primetime Top 30 once in the three-network universe.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 July 2026
Definition of elements

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