nectar

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Recent Examples of nectar Plants advertise their nectar and pollen with a sweet, enticing odor. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025 Plants produce large, rounded flowerheads from late summer to fall in sparkling pink, purple, and rose-red hues, providing a late season source of nectar to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025 And thanks to its strong beak and claws, the kākā is a skilled forager, eating everything from insects and seeds, to nectar and fruit. Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 This will ensure a consistent nectar or pollen source for visiting insects. Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nectar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nectar
Noun
  • Carlotto said the interior resembled a nightclub, with a counter staffed by bartenders and stocked with alcoholic beverages, a dance floor and a DJ.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • The food and beverage industry is full of men, and Anne would go toe-to-toe with the best of them.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Woman wearing long white dress dancing in low light holding bottle of liquor.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • The jury did convict Read of operating under the influence of liquor, and she was sentenced to one year of probation.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Officers patrolling the park found the man drinking an open container of alcohol by W. 137th St. and Riverside Drive at about 10:05 p.m. Thursday.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
  • Steele was arrested in 2024 for driving under the influence of alcohol after a car crash, but has been fighting the charge and is due back in court later this summer.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • People can also listen to live music on the community stage with the Coral Bells Band and a have a beverage at the libations lounge, or find healthy, organic food by the hillside.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • Bustling until midnight daily, the terrace opens at 11 a.m. and the interior at 5 p.m., with libations available from coffee to spritzes all day and snacks until 10 p.m.
    Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • This makes enough green tomato water for about 6 cocktails Serving Suggestion To mix one drink: Fill a glass with ice.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • The pink tropical drink is light, effervescent, and quickly gaining a following—but getting your hands on a bottle of its main aperitif isn’t so easy.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • On the beer front, standouts include Skyscraper IPA, a sessionable brew created by Brooklyn’s Grimm Artisanal Ales just for the lounge, plus offerings from local favorite Talea Beer Co.
    Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
  • Simply add it to your coffee, cold brew, water or juice and go.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

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“Nectar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nectar. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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