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Recent Examples of nutriment
When flights resumed, the grass, without the nutriment it was used to getting from the insects’ secretions, began to decay.
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Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
By linking multiple trees, each fungus diversifies its source of nutriment and hedges against the demise of a single tree or species.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
The number and the quality of seeds determines the greater or lesser presence of insects, which, as is well known, are the principal nutriment of numerous bird populations.
—Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
The rich nutriments that are part of the marine ecosystem provide a host of habitats and opportunity for sea life.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2017
Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
By linking multiple trees, each fungus diversifies its source of nutriment and hedges against the demise of a single tree or species.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
The number and the quality of seeds determines the greater or lesser presence of insects, which, as is well known, are the principal nutriment of numerous bird populations.
—Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
The rich nutriments that are part of the marine ecosystem provide a host of habitats and opportunity for sea life.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutriment
Noun
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At the top of the year, a $125 million beach nourishment project will be complete, doubling the size of several beaches like Upham Beach and Sunset Beach.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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After providing the dogs with nourishment and medical treatment, the rescuers move the pets to one of the organization's shelters.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For Matt Damon, gluten is not the sustenance of heroes.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Years of overfishing had depleted their prey, and humans killed them for sustenance or in disputes over fish.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, lifestyle, age, and diet can all determine your natural stores of creatine.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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Evidence is limited on how food or diet affects GERD symptoms, and available research is conflicting.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Here’s a look all the new food and drink spots that are opening in 2026 or have announced plans to do so.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Right now, save up to 75 percent to spend less time on the prep and more time focusing on the food.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The foundation for emotional strength, confidence, and adaptability is built in the earliest months of life—through the small, consistent ways parents interact, nurture, and respond.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Everything from the nurture she was denied to her emotional vengeance reflects the shadow side of Cancer.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Some of these transfers may run into conflicts with the existing police union contract; if that happens, Pallmeyer should not hesitate to use her power to subordinate those contractual provisions to the requirements of constitutional policing under the court decree.—
John Schmidt,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Industry observers and company officials credited Sheetz with broadening the chain’s appeal beyond typical convenience store fare.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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International fares are down roughly 10 percent, while domestic prices have fallen about 3 percent, making long-haul trips to Asia and Europe more accessible and prompting earlier summer planning.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nutriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutriment. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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