substance
Example Sentences
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Physicians say trace amounts of substances such as arsenic are commonly found in many foods, and stricter FDA limits introduced in 2023 make products more likely to be flagged as elevated today.
Until now, the substance was mainly known for its effect on animals that try to attack Ecuadoran poison dart frogs.
From Barron's
For much of it the spectacle was the substance: the crudeness, the nocturnal tweeting, the sheer stylistic novelty.
"That was not an easy conversation. She took her medicine," they said, but they added there had been a thorough investigation and nothing of substance was upheld.
From BBC
The tests - carried out by five European countries using samples from his body smuggled out of the prison - showed the substance that killed him was developed from the toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
