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material provided to sustain or nourish
The farmer used grain as fodder for his livestock.
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Recent Examples of fodder
The visibility of middlemen based in rich countries has long provided fodder to detractors who claim that the aid industry operates inefficiently or even unjustly.
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Some of those birds, the organization says, end up as fodder for a controversial but legal sport with committed defenders, in which the main object is to toss a live bird in the air and shoot it.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 3 May 2025
However, the Department of Defense’s list of Chinese military companies operating in the U.S. could provide fodder for officials considering an expansion of these limits.
—Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comments quickly became fodder for critics who pointed out that space flights can contribute to pollution and that Bezos, also the founder of Amazon, has a large negative environmental footprint.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Some of those birds, the organization says, end up as fodder for a controversial but legal sport with committed defenders, in which the main object is to toss a live bird in the air and shoot it.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 3 May 2025
However, the Department of Defense’s list of Chinese military companies operating in the U.S. could provide fodder for officials considering an expansion of these limits.
—Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The comments quickly became fodder for critics who pointed out that space flights can contribute to pollution and that Bezos, also the founder of Amazon, has a large negative environmental footprint.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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Every time an individual of interest came into view on a camera feed, cops would receive an alert, records obtained by the paper showed.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Niko Mikkola made it 3-1 on a shot from the left circle on a feed from Sam Bennett 6:26 in to the third period.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Craft cocktails like the Cloud Nine, Eclipse Martini and Sundown Spritz channel the sky-high ambience, while the food menu offers a range of trans-Pacific shareables, appetizers and entrees.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Of the agricultural land, a report published in the Journal of Science of Remote Sensing found around 80% of tree crops — such as olives and fruit trees — are likely damaged, as well as 65% of greenhouses used to grow food such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and strawberries.—
Sarah-Grace Mankarious,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Freeze poultry and ground meat that won’t be used within 2 days; freeze other meat within 4 to 5 days.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Browning the onions before cooking the patties guarantees flavorful meat.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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