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
Vicky Vera, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
Build your diet around nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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
Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
But anyone who has ever dieted can tell you that losing weight is hard and that long-term weight loss requires sustained effort, which can sometimes feel Herculean, even impossible.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
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Noun
January 24, 2025 January is the month of the detox diet.
—Vicky Vera, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
Build your diet around nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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
The study also said a measure of beta-amyloid in the blood favored those who dieted and exercised compared to the control group.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
But anyone who has ever dieted can tell you that losing weight is hard and that long-term weight loss requires sustained effort, which can sometimes feel Herculean, even impossible.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diet
Noun
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Lastly, rather than meeting people at the bar, go fill up your food plate.—
Jess Cording,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Simon’s Bar & Cafe was a favorite of legislative staffers and lobbyists from 1984 until its closure in November 2023, the go-to spot for end-of-session revelry and late-night plates of Chinese food.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One study found that sulforaphane, in the form of broccoli sprout extract, can help lower fasting blood glucose (sugar) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD,
Health,
11 Jan. 2025
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As is often the case with big, athletic tight ends, if a defense has someone big enough to cover him, that person usually isn’t fast enough, while anyone fast enough usually isn’t big enough.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dear Margaret Dear Margaret in Lakeview pays homage to family farm meals, seasonal produce and French Canadian fare.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Leave a comment View Comments Try to avoid screen time around meals to encourage conversation and keep an eye on children’s eating habits.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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 1 Feb. 2025.
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