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Recent Examples of sustenance
Anastasia Palulis, 38, and Robert Palulis, 48, were charged with 22 misdemeanor counts under New York's agriculture and markets law of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
All were prepared to face the brutality of the Israeli soldiers for the sake of some sustenance.
—Ahmed Dader
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
The nearby Prince of Pierogi restaurant, run by Poland native Krzysztof Krol, provides picnic sustenance.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Weekday mornings, on the other hand, are about speed and sustenance.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
All were prepared to face the brutality of the Israeli soldiers for the sake of some sustenance.
—Ahmed Dader
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
The nearby Prince of Pierogi restaurant, run by Poland native Krzysztof Krol, provides picnic sustenance.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Weekday mornings, on the other hand, are about speed and sustenance.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustenance
Noun
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Cousin, who is CEO of FSF Ventures, a nonprofit focused on sustainable food business models, believes investments like AI will help spur productivity in land already used for cultivation.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The clips allegedly showed Hanson urinating on food, spitting into containers, stomping on food items and rubbing them on his body before they were served to customers, per court documents and reporting by KCTV5, KMBC 9 and The Kansas City Star.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In one Louisiana facility, detainees say the food they're given is often expired, and not enough to provide proper nourishment.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Linda has to change out bags of liquid nourishment seemingly all night.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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