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nourish

[nur-ish, nuhr-] / ˈnɜr ɪʃ, ˈnʌr- /


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Last week, I wrote about the overuse of the slang-suffix “-maxxing” in nutritional spaces, underscoring why the rhetoric we use to define how we nourish ourselves matters so greatly.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Each step helps nourish and maintain the joint.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

"We often go to all the exhibitions that nourish us and lift our spirits."

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It’s a time to hibernate, rest and nourish yourself in preparation for the year of parties ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

She knew how to coax milk and gather eggs and bake bread and fashion inventions and build contraptions and grow plants and press cheese and simmer a stew to nourish the mind and the soul.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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