as in feed
material provided to sustain or nourish
The farmer used grain as fodder for his livestock.
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Recent Examples of fodder
Much of the attention has centered on Musk, whose role in the administration has received outsized attention and whose presence in the race has given fodder to Democrats supporting Crawford.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Wilkerson explores several weighty topics in this novel, including race, parental expectations, and grief, which provides plenty of discussion fodder for your book club.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Conservative pundits and right-leaning journalists are experiencing a golden age in Massachusetts with President Donald Trump back in the White House and the billions in taxpayer dollars spent on the state-run shelter system serving as easy fodder for content.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
The death of George Floyd and issues around race were also very fodder for this series too.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Wilkerson explores several weighty topics in this novel, including race, parental expectations, and grief, which provides plenty of discussion fodder for your book club.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Conservative pundits and right-leaning journalists are experiencing a golden age in Massachusetts with President Donald Trump back in the White House and the billions in taxpayer dollars spent on the state-run shelter system serving as easy fodder for content.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
The death of George Floyd and issues around race were also very fodder for this series too.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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From the coaches’ offices, where there’s a live camera feed from the floor, Mulkey and Starkey watched as the team ran a perfect walkthrough.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The new tab marks a departure from the core Facebook feed, which is still the primary way users find and interact with content on the service.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stable housing and access to nutritious food are fundamental for young people to succeed in school and life.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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In addition, the company operates a café at the airport in Geneva selling food and notebooks, and will be opening others in Paris and Hong Kong.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most people can get creatine through food, such as meat, poultry, and seafood.—
Mary Choy,
Verywell Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both diets exclude meat and poultry, but pescatarians eat seafood and vegetarians do not.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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