as in food
the things that a person or animal eats considered as a whole
A healthy diet should include plenty of fruits and vegetables.
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Recent Examples of diet
Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The low-sugar diet also postponed the onset of those diseases by four and two years, respectively — with outsized effects seen in children who didn’t eat much sugar after six months, which is around the time that infants begin eating solid food.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2023
Even the non-diet approach, which prioritizes relying on hunger and fullness cues to tell you when and how much to eat, may not work for athletes without some modifications.
—Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2022
Sydney Page, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
This process cannot be directed to belly fat specifically but is more efficient than exercising and dieting alone.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
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Noun
Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, is full of white-sand beaches, surrounded by warm water, enjoys year-round sunshine, and has one of the healthiest diets in the world.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The low-sugar diet also postponed the onset of those diseases by four and two years, respectively — with outsized effects seen in children who didn’t eat much sugar after six months, which is around the time that infants begin eating solid food.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Still, we’ve been conditioned to see self-improvement as being about appearance, as opposed to focusing on what truly impacts our well-being, such as social connection, adequate sleep, and learning new hobbies or skills, says non-diet nutritionist and body image coach Abbie Attwood.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2023
Even the non-diet approach, which prioritizes relying on hunger and fullness cues to tell you when and how much to eat, may not work for athletes without some modifications.
—Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2022
Verb
Stray cat too chunky to fit in cage is adopted in Virginia, will diet
The first brooch was sold by Gildings for more than $39,000 in August 2011, and the second was sold in a private sale to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London — which is where Burges’s original design sketches are archived.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
This process cannot be directed to belly fat specifically but is more efficient than exercising and dieting alone.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diet
Noun
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So can food plots, especially those planted with timely species.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Instead of trying the food retrieval that had been trained on, the immigrants used the resident solution on their first try.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Working with a nutritionist, Looney fasted until roughly 4 or 5 p.m., going through his morning and afternoon workouts — sprints, lifting, 5-on-5 work — on just a cup of coffee.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Speech fasting, also known as vocal rest or voice fasting, is intentionally not speaking for some time.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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Their work, from distributing essentials to providing hot meals, shows the power of community.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Some will suggest a light meal of fruits or lean protein an hour ahead of a race while others will advise loading up on pasta the night before.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Add the other half of the spice mixture to the nonfat Greek yogurt and mix.Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023
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For example, there are only 11.37 g of protein in one cup (240 ml) of whole dry milk after adding water back in, and 12.73 g in the same amount of nonfat dry milk.Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
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“Diet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diet. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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