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Recent Examples of natural food
Creating a Bird-Friendly Environment One of the best ways to attract a renter for your birdhouse is to create a bird-friendly environment with plenty of native plants that attract insects for natural food sources.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Native plants offer birds natural food, shelter, and nesting sites year-round.
—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
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Native plants offer birds natural food, shelter, and nesting sites year-round.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for natural food
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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
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Upstairs, Riva Terrace is a super-fun warm-weather spot for Italian small plates and progressive cocktails like First Light (a pineapple-run creation infused with ginger and ginseng) overlooking the outdoor pool and the office buildings of downtown.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other related experiences include Harmonic Heat Therapy in The Ritz-Carlton Spa and a Smoke & Strings four-course tasting menu with cocktail pairings at Burlock Coast.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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More than 200 auction items donated by foundation members, local businesses and artists include antiques, artwork, garden supplies and experiences, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Iran war hasn’t yet taken on the coloration of an economic threat, although that bulks large on the horizon if the disruption of oil supplies created by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz continues or tightens or the Middle East energy infrastructure sustains more damage.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Natural food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natural%20food. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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