nourishment
Example Sentences
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Rather than inventing caregiving from nothing, evolution may have expanded feeding behavior so that animals became motivated to provide nourishment to their offspring as well as themselves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“For a zoo, besides significant volunteer participation, the nourishment is money.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Ms. Tatar speaks of the female spider’s habit of killing and consuming her mate, taking in his fluids as nourishment for laying hundreds of eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
They’re always available when I need nourishment and comfort.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026
But even better than the solid reality of the book in my hand was the gladsome fact that my mother and father at last understood the kind of nourishment I needed to survive.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing nourishment
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Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 2
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