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Recent Examples of nourishment
And when a hyphal route returned too little nourishment, the fungi cut their losses and redirected growth elsewhere.
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Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
This notion of pickles as both nourishment and tonic was echoed by Greek philosophers like Aristotle, who praised their medicinal properties.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
That shifted sand will support beach nourishment efforts.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Soothing composition aside, the texture here is lovely, offering nourishment in a plush cream that’s a treat to apply.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
This notion of pickles as both nourishment and tonic was echoed by Greek philosophers like Aristotle, who praised their medicinal properties.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
That shifted sand will support beach nourishment efforts.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Soothing composition aside, the texture here is lovely, offering nourishment in a plush cream that’s a treat to apply.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nourishment
Noun
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More than a hundred thousand died of disease and starvation, as their waterways and other food sources were overtaken by miners.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Half a billion people rely on these reefs for food, income, and coastal protection.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Noun
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In this conceptual system, there is also an equivalence between the duties of various tribes—defense, sustenance, healing—and the overall balance of nature, in which each animal plays its part.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Online and other news outlets continue to provide serious competition to newspapers, and the act provides sustenance to a newspaper that otherwise would have failed, maintaining an additional editorial stance in the community.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Nourishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nourishment. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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