PAP Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

pap

noun

Definition of pap

as in diet

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What pet owners can do If your cat favors seafood, vary its diet with chicken or other proteins to limit daily exposure to mercury and cadmium.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Packed with nutrients like nitrogen, which is a key part of plants’ diets, soil organic matter is the lifeblood of the pedosphere.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of diet

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Other California politicians hit back Trump’s statement on Los Angeles and San Diego has since become fodder for California’s Democratic politicians ahead of the November general elections.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The surname is at odds with a novel like Love Days, wherein nothing is wasted—Ettie’s own life providing fodder for plot and character.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of fodder

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But the clips are inescapable on my Instagram feed, and the science gaffes seem … real bad.

— Brittany Trang, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026
Melting snow and glacial ice feed the Kabul River, which cuts through the city, and recharge aquifers, which form the backbone of the city’s water system, supplying 80% of residents.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of feed

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However, in New England, silage corn harvest can extend to late October due to labor constraints, unfavorable soil conditions, and weather variability, which can substantially narrow the window for early cover crop establishment using these conventional drill-seeding methods.

— Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Nieusma says the best natural option for getting rid of white clover is to smother it with a silage tarp or pond liner.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026

Definition of silage

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Rates include all meals and drinks, plus a daily massage—much needed after a day spent gorilla trekking, hiking, or birdwatching in the nearby Volcanoes National Park.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Protein topped the list of college students’ dining preferences in 2026, and stocking the right dorm staples can close the gap between meals.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of meal

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When flights resumed, the grass, without the nutriment it was used to getting from the insects’ secretions, began to decay.

— Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
By linking multiple trees, each fungus diversifies its source of nutriment and hedges against the demise of a single tree or species.

— Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021

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