pap

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Noun
  • Also contaminated are fish, staples of Midwestern fish fries and fish boils, and an important part of the diet of Indigenous tribes, certain immigrant populations and communities of color.
    Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Investors who treat this as a passing diet fad are calibrating to a baseline that no longer exists.
    Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Leviticus has more on its mind than translating real-life issues into genre fodder, however.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • My mother treated food television as background fodder, something that was only half paid attention to.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • While some beaches remain wide and sand is plentiful, other beaches need human help — and when beach nourishment projects don’t happen, impacts become apparent.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
  • Water the plant deeply and slowly at the base rather than overhead, as this will ensure the roots receive sufficient nourishment and help prevent diseases that can arise from wet foliage.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The winning photos and finalists in 27 categories showcase photography's unique ability to tell global food stories and underscore food's crucial importance from sustenance to celebration in communities worldwide.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • This uncertainty is a compelling reason to think about the future—and the growing need to store the food and seeds that provide sustenance.
    Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • His emotional first goal came off a feed from Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul in the first few minutes of the matchup.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • The city also said the mayor's office will have a feed showing the parade on Encompass Port 3653.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s alfalfa and silage corn [nearby], the neighbors have food plots and brassicas, and all these things that they’re supposed to love.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Kids' camps with nightly meals and activities keep younger guests engaged, while babysitting services allow parents to unwind.
    Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • All in all, a good meal that leaves no bitter aftertaste.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
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
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“Pap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pap. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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