diet
noun
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health.
diets
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present tense formof diet (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It’s how early-life sugar exposure continued to affect people’s diets even 50 years later.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
In fact, the diets of different groups of hunter-gatherers varied widely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Eating healthily does not require the adoption of rigid diets that undermine the joy of eating and provoke their own anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
When pheasants received dieldrin in their diets, “egg production was markedly lowered and chick survival was poor.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
