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Recent Examples of sustenance
The bread symbolizes sustenance, while butter is a luxury, and kicking off your year with the essentials plus a little extra something rings in the coming months on a high note.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Determined to cast a wider net in humanity's search for sustenance, a group of NASA scientists travel to space to investigate three planets that could potentially prove hospitable for humans.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Each structure could range from a few tens of square meters to a couple of hectares in size with a domed roof and space for living and growing food for sustenance.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
Perhaps my working life as a critic has conditioned me into such a response; the movies have long been not just my cultural sustenance but also a personal wellspring of sanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Determined to cast a wider net in humanity's search for sustenance, a group of NASA scientists travel to space to investigate three planets that could potentially prove hospitable for humans.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Each structure could range from a few tens of square meters to a couple of hectares in size with a domed roof and space for living and growing food for sustenance.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
Perhaps my working life as a critic has conditioned me into such a response; the movies have long been not just my cultural sustenance but also a personal wellspring of sanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustenance
Noun
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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And as luxury brands seek relevance beyond product in an era of tighter spending and audience fatigue, food offers a medium that feels more accessible and emotionally resonant to a broader consumer.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At the top of the year, a $125 million beach nourishment project will be complete, doubling the size of several beaches like Upham Beach and Sunset Beach.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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After providing the dogs with nourishment and medical treatment, the rescuers move the pets to one of the organization's shelters.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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