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Recent Examples of sustenance
Here, Kruger plays the neighboring farmer to a 12-year-old boy (newcomer Jasper Ole Billerbeck, found in an open casting call) who forages and hunts for ingredients for sustenance.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
In those days, Thomas said, his family was living in poverty, relying on a soup line for sustenance.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The meal is regrettable and adds only a little sustenance at best.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.
—Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
In those days, Thomas said, his family was living in poverty, relying on a soup line for sustenance.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The meal is regrettable and adds only a little sustenance at best.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.
—Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustenance
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The hormone insulin is a peptide that moves sugar from the bloodstream into cells; GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, spurs the pancreas to release insulin and slows the passage of food through the gut.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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After four years of sky-high inflation, American families can ill afford another round of higher food prices, but that’s exactly what’s coming if things remain unchanged.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This notion of pickles as both nourishment and tonic was echoed by Greek philosophers like Aristotle, who praised their medicinal properties.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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In order to get ready for the season, Ocean City said extra stockpiles of sand were purchased during the last nourishment project four years ago.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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