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diet
noun as in abstinence from food
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in daily intake of food
verb as in abstain from food
Example Sentences
The Ireland of Dolours and Marian’s youth in “Say Nothing” is a hardscrabble place where circumstances led to them being raised on a diet of war stories.
Raised on a steady diet of war stories, and with a chain-smoking aunt who gave her eyesight and two arms to the cause, the pair join the IRA intending to do more than secretarial work.
The vitamin folate, also known as vitamin B9, is found in everyday foods such as beans and some green vegetables, meaning most people receive a sufficient dose from eating a regular, healthy diet.
Most symptoms are manageable with supplements, changes in diet, exercise and, if necessary, hormone replacement therapy, doctors say.
Liberals, meanwhile, have subsisted on a diet of anxious pundits and columnists to prepare for whatever is to come in January.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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