nourishment

as in food
something that maintains or stimulates the intellect a series of fantasy novels that provide wonderful nourishment for a child's imagination

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Recent Examples of nourishment Food trucks and vendors will offer nourishment while VIP passes come with two drink tickets and exclusive trackside seats. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 Was there a genuine need within this yearning, as basic as nourishment? Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025 Much like its approach to skincare, Korean hair care is rooted in a philosophy of prevention, nourishment, and layering lightweight yet potent formulas. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 Food and Drink As with all Soho House outposts, food serves as a bridge between nourishment and socializing. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nourishment
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  • Cousin, who is CEO of FSF Ventures, a nonprofit focused on sustainable food business models, believes investments like AI will help spur productivity in land already used for cultivation.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The clips allegedly showed Hanson urinating on food, spitting into containers, stomping on food items and rubbing them on his body before they were served to customers, per court documents and reporting by KCTV5, KMBC 9 and The Kansas City Star.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • The Weld Food Bank serves 1,700 people a day through an emergency food box program and delivers sustenance to 600 homebound seniors every month.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Nourishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nourishment. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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