1
as in provisions
substances intended to be eaten
a simple, little restaurant with excellent food
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2
as in nourishment
something that maintains or stimulates the intellect
a fascinating, highly readable book that will serve as brain food for those long winter evenings
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Recent Examples of food
Sips currently operates from a 200-square-foot private kitchen within the Hatchery, a nonprofit food and beverage business incubator in East Garfield Park.
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Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
There was also a second cleaner, who swept away the plastic bottles, wrappers, empty juice containers, plates of food, and other garbage that the passengers tossed on the floor.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
To prevent this and keep your pet healthy, clean both the water and food bowls every day.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
The artists in the project are the chef and food artist Imogen Kwok; artist Shantell Martin, and designer and artist Yuri Himuro.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
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Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
There was also a second cleaner, who swept away the plastic bottles, wrappers, empty juice containers, plates of food, and other garbage that the passengers tossed on the floor.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
To prevent this and keep your pet healthy, clean both the water and food bowls every day.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
The artists in the project are the chef and food artist Imogen Kwok; artist Shantell Martin, and designer and artist Yuri Himuro.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for food
Noun
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Its ingredient list includes everything from shea butter, sesame oil and myrrh, delivering all the nourishments that our hands crave regardless of the weather outside.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2025
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It’s also formulated with mixed molecular weight hyaluronic acid to deliver moisture deeply into the hair follicles for extra nourishment.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dogs should avoid, among others, garlic bread, raisin bread, banana bread, pumpkin bread and bread dough.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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It’s been a bread basket, but special minerals, rare metals?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Culture care Since houseplants are confined to a smaller space in a container, their roots cannot spread wider or deeper for sustenance.—
Betty Cahill,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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Instead, most pass holders found that their accommodations consisted of unfinished tents and drenched mattresses, with cheese sandwiches for sustenance.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Right now, approximately 17% of the Nasdaq 100 is down double digits, the market is speaking loud and clear: when the hype ends, the story stumbles, and there’s no meat on the bone, investors can lose a lot of money.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The meat is remarkably flavorful and the skin has a beautiful texture that keeps you wanting more.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Picture an individual without permanent housing who can now use this AI service to arrange meal pick-ups at a car wash and find affordable medication.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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At least from a human-health point of view, that’s arguably the worst meal a mosquito could pick: Birds are some of the best hosts and multipliers of disease.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Poolside Pan-Asian fare is available at Bam Bam, while casual options include Bar 50 and Grove Boutique & Café.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Nordahl and co-writer Rasmus Birch mostly keep the stakes high and the drama involving without sinking into histrionics; the resulting film, recently premiered in Berlin’s Panorama strand, is relatable and broadly distributable arthouse fare.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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However, the divestment option is no longer on the table, not that Google was anxious to rid itself of such a key piece of its business.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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Stacey Hendler Ross, public information officer for VTA, said that the agency needs ATU to return to the negotiation table with an eye to resolving the issue.—
Caelyn Pender,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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