as in nutritional
providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth some people contend that whole wheat bread is significantly more nutritive than white bread

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Recent Examples of nutritive From helpful nutritive additions and lymphatic massage to journaling, reading, and simply spending time with loved ones, Elsesser finds ways to prioritize herself, at home and abroad. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024 The pioneers are the seabirds, whose fishy guano provides a nutritive anchor for air and seaborne seeds. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023 The bulk of research devoted to understanding breastfeeding is on the nutritive benefits during the first six months to the first year of an infant’s life. Time, 19 July 2023 Multivitamin to cover the bases A daily multivitamin, while not a panacea, can give you an overall nutritive boost. Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 16 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for nutritive
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nutritional
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  • But, because mange often accompanies secondary infections and nutritional imbalances, treatment in the wild is impractical, making the work at Walden's Puddle and other rehabilitation facilities all the more important, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Communications Manager Jason Harmon said.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Services include neurology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, respiratory therapy, nutritional counseling, social work, clinical research coordination and more -- all designed to address the physical, emotional and social challenges associated with ALS.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Nutritive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutritive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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