pap

noun

Definition of papnext
as in diet

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  1. diet
  2. fodder
  3. nourishment
  4. sustenance
  5. feed
  6. silage
  7. meal
  8. nutriment
Noun
  • Because people are born with those high levels, diet and exercise have no effect.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Half the group took part in an eight-week lifestyle education course on diet, exercise and stress.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of diet
Noun
  • While the first was positively received, Sacred Water proved more polarizing, drawing criticism online and becoming late-night fodder, including in a Jimmy Kimmel Live segment.
    — Karin Eldor, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The moment was perfect tabloid fodder, sure, but also revealed something about the state of our culture.
    — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of fodder
Noun
  • Spring-summer, for instance, is more about oxidative stress, while fall-winter brings the need for deep nourishment, cellular regeneration and strengthening the skin barrier.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Next is nourishment, which is about making sure that the space created by the loss of your person isn’t only filled with pain.
    — Naomi Barr, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of nourishment
Noun
  • Poetry like Rukeyser’s and others by Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden or the essays by James Baldwin that Alexander parses in the book, provide sustenance for the journey.
    — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Much food was consumed by starving players looking for a little sustenance halfway through the game.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of sustenance
Noun
  • The Elections Department coloring books made their debut in September on the department’s Instagram feed.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The feed was blasted as being an obvious rip-off the moment it was announced, and a blatant attempt to cash in on the president’s potentially consequential ramblings.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of feed
Noun
  • However, in New England, silage corn harvest can extend to late October due to labor constraints, unfavorable soil conditions, and weather variability, which can substantially narrow the window for early cover crop establishment using these conventional drill-seeding methods.
    — Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • Nieusma says the best natural option for getting rid of white clover is to smother it with a silage tarp or pond liner.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026
Definition of silage
Noun
  • This is the second year Allen has partnered with the Food Bank of the Rockies to help give away Thanksgiving meal boxes.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This three-meal-a-day waterside spot also handles service to the chaise lounges on the beach and by the pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of meal
Noun
  • When flights resumed, the grass, without the nutriment it was used to getting from the insects’ secretions, began to decay.
    — 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
Definition of nutriment
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“Pap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pap. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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