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Recent Examples of natural food
Native plants offer birds natural food, shelter, and nesting sites year-round.
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
In the cooler fall and winter months, natural food sources decline, and snow covers mountainous regions like Tahoe.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Red-fronted macaws, along with many other wildlife species, lose their natural food sources when farmers cut down or burn the forest.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
As a result, birds may have shifted toward more natural food sources and into green spaces that had previously been heavily trafficked by people.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2026
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
In the cooler fall and winter months, natural food sources decline, and snow covers mountainous regions like Tahoe.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
Red-fronted macaws, along with many other wildlife species, lose their natural food sources when farmers cut down or burn the forest.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
As a result, birds may have shifted toward more natural food sources and into green spaces that had previously been heavily trafficked by people.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for natural food
Recent Examples of Synonyms for natural food
Noun
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Anything that involves rice was originally meant to be finger food.—
Shindy Chen
February 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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The food shies away from the typical — no crab rangoon here — for finger foods that harken to cuisines outside the South Pacific, like Jamaican style jerk shrimp skewers ($18) and salmon ceviche ($16).—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Starting Friday, concession stands on the city’s iconic fleet of giant orange ships will sell beer, hard seltzers and canned cocktails for the first time since 2019.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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This combined with pride and narcissistic ambition makes for a potent cocktail.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, employees at both DFW Airport and Love Field are collecting donations – including nonperishable food, hygiene items, baby supplies, and gas or grocery gift cards – to further support federal aviation workers affected by the shutdown.—
Lauren Crawford,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The idea was controversial, because volcanoes were always thought to act independently, tapping their own supplies of molten, eruptible rock.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Natural food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natural%20food. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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