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The real prize at this feast, however, will be those molecules that most efficiently store energy, your fatty acids, so that the caloric orgy reaches its apotheosis in that fattiest of all your organs, that thing which seemed most you: your brain.
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Cutter Wood, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
High in protein and fat, meals often include frozen fish, reindeer meat and horse liver—foods that provide the caloric density needed to fuel the body’s constant battle against the cold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The South is known for its tasty (if not highly caloric) comfort food.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
But once winter hits, our eating habits change, and people tend to gravitate towards more caloric foods that help keep them warm.
—Leyre Moreno, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Cutter Wood, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
High in protein and fat, meals often include frozen fish, reindeer meat and horse liver—foods that provide the caloric density needed to fuel the body’s constant battle against the cold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The big picture: The South is known for its tasty (if not highly caloric) comfort food.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
But once winter hits, our eating habits change, and people tend to gravitate towards more caloric foods that help keep them warm.
—Leyre Moreno, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for caloric
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“Caloric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caloric. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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