1
as in provisions
substances intended to be eaten
a simple, little restaurant with excellent food
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2
as in nourishment
something that maintains or stimulates the intellect
a fascinating, highly readable book that will serve as brain food for those long winter evenings
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Recent Examples of food
The gaming complex, which featured a practically closed outlet mall (one shop remains), a robust lotto store and a host of other gas stations and fast food restaurants, closed Buffalo Bill’s last July.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The range is designed to cover nearby suburban neighborhoods, which helps keep delivery times fast and food fresh.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Kelly Brant is an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette style editor and columnist focused on food and cooking.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Mitchell spoke of how travel was the foundation of their relationship and how their trips were to research food in different regions of the world for their restaurants.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The range is designed to cover nearby suburban neighborhoods, which helps keep delivery times fast and food fresh.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Kelly Brant is an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette style editor and columnist focused on food and cooking.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Mitchell spoke of how travel was the foundation of their relationship and how their trips were to research food in different regions of the world for their restaurants.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for food
Noun
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But as the bill moved through the House, additional provisions were added including language allowing random inspections of home kitchens by health departments.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Rivera said any salary cap should include provisions that the teams that spend the least also invest in improving competition in some other way.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Finger food at Farol, the duplex bar and cafe shaped like a lighthouse by the pool, is an easy way to lure the kids out of the pool or waves for nourishment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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The group of kittens wouldn't survive long without a surrogate mother to provide care and nourishment.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Noun
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There’s also a Hamburger Po-Boy, which is served on the best bread from the beloved Leidenheimer Baking Company.—
George Motz,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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This cozy comfort-food shack served housemade breads, desserts and simmering kettles of hearty homemade soup.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The result is a delicious bowl of sustenance, where each ingredient has been utilized to its full potential.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The animal’s body was no longer treated as a source of sustenance or knowledge, but rather as a prop for amusement.—
Sam Zeveloff,
STAT,
9 May 2026
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The restaurant also has vegan versions of many of its most popular menu items, substituting meat for falafel and its aioli and tzatziki sauces with lemon-herb tahini dressing.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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The meat yields, and there’s proper jelly under the skin.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Dad always told you breakfast was the most important meal of the day.—
Hannah Lee Leidy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 May 2026
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On another occasion out for a meal with friends in NYC, Swift embraced her most bridal look yet, wearing a black spaghetti strap tank top from the The Row paired with an ivory silk maxi skirt from Meshki—well, very bridal, but also very Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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But last week the Wall Street Journal reported that Administration officials are increasingly concerned about the fallout from higher air fares.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Rabin’s lyrics had been standard unrequited-love fare; Anderson rewrote them about a deeper spiritual loneliness and the drive to overcome it, and delivered them in his usual manner, the lightness of his tone somehow amplifying the thundering force of his conviction.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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A lot of my kitchen-table conversations in Sacramento sound the same right now.—
Amy Kunst,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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For other meals, choose from Akdeniz and Tuğra Restaurant—both of which serve Turkish dishes within a fine dining setting; the former done up by Toner and Gülgün as part of the wider renovations, the latter with tables on the magnificent first-floor palace terrace.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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“Food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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