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
Last fall, Broussard suddenly became fodder in the presidential campaign when Donald Trump claimed Bailey’s killing was an example of then-Vice President Kamala Harris being soft on crime during her time as San Francisco district attorney in the mid 2000s.
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Thomas Peele, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Should protected information shared in confidence, in the setting of illness, with a high-stakes power differential, be fodder for writing—no matter how compelling?
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
All are fodder for her intricate textile works, a parallel practice to her floral-design studio.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
There also exist aspects of their past which would become political fodder in the hands of any opponent’s negative campaign.
—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
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Thomas Peele, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
Should protected information shared in confidence, in the setting of illness, with a high-stakes power differential, be fodder for writing—no matter how compelling?
—Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
All are fodder for her intricate textile works, a parallel practice to her floral-design studio.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
There also exist aspects of their past which would become political fodder in the hands of any opponent’s negative campaign.
—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fodder
Noun
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These cognitive SOCs can ingest vast, diverse data streams, network logs, threat intel feeds, user activity and more to make connections that human analysts might miss.—
Ronen Cojocaru,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Even if Fox was willing to license a feed of Fox without Fox News, or Paramount was willing to license CBS without Nickelodeon or MTV, the current value of retransmission fees for those broadcast networks continues to rise.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
Noun
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But the main draw here is the four fantastic food outlets all under one roof.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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There’s a big slide, an Apple Store, an Italian food hall and market.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The partners opened the restaurant in 2006 in the Sunset Harbor neighborhood, serving pasta, pizza, grilled meats and seafood.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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When money ran short, people couldn’t afford the salt meat that was traditionally cooked with snap beans to season them.—
Reya Hart,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2025
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fodder. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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