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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
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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
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When one of Adam Burkhammer's foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter their diet and remove any foods that contained synthetic dyes.—
Alan Greenblatt,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jaffery said that the Latino population relies heavily on corn masa products in their daily diet rather than flour and other grain products that are enriched with folic acid.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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And as luxury brands seek relevance beyond product in an era of tighter spending and audience fatigue, food offers a medium that feels more accessible and emotionally resonant to a broader consumer.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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Love, business alliances and long-term commitments come into focus, demanding sincerity and nurture.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the same way that physical and mental fitness builds a healthy body, social fitness builds a healthy spirit—and is just as important to work on, nurture, and maintain.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
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There are many other provisions in the new law that affect everything from interest on new car purchases to new tax breaks for seniors and parents.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Going into effect on October 10, 1967, the treaty was a legal framework for space law that banned the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, limited military activities on celestial bodies and provided provisions that exploration of space should benefit mankind.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said that the driver, a man in his 60s, was picking up a fare in the area when he was attacked by the passenger.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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There was no Metro-North fare increase in Connecticut that took effect at the beginning of this year.—
Gabby DeBenedictis,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Nutriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutriment. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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