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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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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government bears responsibility for policies that are now depriving Gazans of adequate nourishment and may soon kill them in staggering numbers.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
4 Aug. 2025
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Being overly calculative or constantly policing your portions can take away from the actual experience of nourishment and taking care of yourself.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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That sustenance was found on a private bay where our rafting experience ended with a beachside lunch.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Like hospitals where life-saving procedures are performed, schools where innovators are educated and farms where sustenance is grown, data centers’ impact can be measured by the work that goes on inside them.—
Phillip Marangella,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The major source of lithium for most people is their diet.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, consuming whole mangosteen can be a great way to add more fruit to the diet, mainly due to its rich fiber content.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Customers have been asking about artificial food dyes, Eddleston said.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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For decades, the original cream puff has been one of the most popular food items.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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This marble run nurtures engineering skills and promotes deductive reasoning, logical thinking and problem-solving.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Yet these skills are foundational and can be used to transform everyday conversations and nurture creativity.—
Anna Shields,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The lesson is that people want something that’s outside the usual fare.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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The production was high-end, including an unrelenting barrage of fire-and-bang pyrotechnics to go with the smoldering bedroom fare.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Nutriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutriment. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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