- present tense form of nourish (3rd person singular).
nourishes
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Inulin is classified as a prebiotic because it nourishes certain beneficial gut bacteria rather than directly supplying living microorganisms, as probiotics do.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
That success, and the money that nourishes it, has battalions of fans beyond Los Angeles all but marching outside ballparks with picket signs reading “SALARY CAP NOW.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
A rich stew of influences nourishes his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Name the powerful emotions you feel and set them aside, because unleashing your anger, outrage, disgust and so forth — as, again, with Cthulhu — only nourishes him.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
“To nourish the falcon. And the falcon then nourishes man. And, eventually, man will nourish your sands, where the game will once again flourish. That’s how the world goes.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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