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Recent Examples of sustenance
While my dad is an excellent cook, his lunches usually focus on sustenance rather than enjoyment.
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
The couple was arrested on suspicion of depriving animals of sustenance or causing needless suffering, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday in a news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
But here in the Mediterranean, these chestnuts had lived for centuries, providing nourishment for humans and animals as well as timber for shelter and economic sustenance.
—Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025
Sweetness and sustenance — pleasure and wealth, metaphorically speaking — are being put away for safekeeping.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
The couple was arrested on suspicion of depriving animals of sustenance or causing needless suffering, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday in a news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
But here in the Mediterranean, these chestnuts had lived for centuries, providing nourishment for humans and animals as well as timber for shelter and economic sustenance.
—Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025
Sweetness and sustenance — pleasure and wealth, metaphorically speaking — are being put away for safekeeping.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustenance
Noun
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The legislation mandates regular background checks for drivers, requires all rides to be recorded, and bans the exchange of food and drinks between riders and drivers, among other measures.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The payloads aboard this Dragon cargo mission—the 32nd by SpaceX—include normal things like fresh food (exactly 1,262 tortillas), biomedical and pharmaceutical experiments, and the technical demonstration of a new atomic clock.—
Abigail Bassett,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During their bloom time, the nourishment comes from the roots because all of the bulb's energy has gone to the bloom and foliage.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Spencer's better, bad luck-prone half also needs some nourishment.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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