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Recent Examples of sustenance
Our religions freely talk of the travesty of people being enriched by the labors of others while leaving them in want of adequate shelter or sustenance.
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Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
And exile is set into motion by trauma, whether that be from a state set on genocide or climate change and the ravaging effects of colonialism that have stripped the land of all sustenance.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Bears often search for sustenance in people’s yards in early spring and late fall by rummaging through garbage, chicken coops, and bird feeders.
—Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
The one meal a day from this charitable association has become their only lifeline – but the exhausting routine of hours spent standing in line for meager sustenance is pushing him and many others to the brink.
—Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
And exile is set into motion by trauma, whether that be from a state set on genocide or climate change and the ravaging effects of colonialism that have stripped the land of all sustenance.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Bears often search for sustenance in people’s yards in early spring and late fall by rummaging through garbage, chicken coops, and bird feeders.
—Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
The one meal a day from this charitable association has become their only lifeline – but the exhausting routine of hours spent standing in line for meager sustenance is pushing him and many others to the brink.
—Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustenance
Noun
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This windfall for the wealthy would be paid for through cuts to health insurance, Pell grants, and food aid for millions of American families.—
Elaine Maag,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Related article Maps: Visualizing the anti-ICE protests and government responses Other US cities have also seen significant immigration roundups – including dozens of people taken into custody Tuesday at a food packaging company in Omaha, Nebraska – with emotional protests in their wake.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
Noun
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In this story, the baby was in desperate need of nourishment, so the mother ran between two hills seven times to try to procure water for the baby.—
Monica Haider,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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For curly hair types who want a bit of extra nourishment and shape, grab a jar of Oribe’s Curl Gelée For Shine & Definition.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
5 June 2025
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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