nonfood
Americannoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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She said there has been some shift in consumer-spending patterns, as what people are spending money on is “changing from nonfood to more food categories.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025
Households aren’t allowed to use the benefits to purchase alcohol, tobacco products or vitamins, medicines and supplements, or other nonfood items.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The entertainment industry, social media and celebrity culture are all big drivers in nonfood uses of other species.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Now we more commonly remove terrestrial animals from the wild for nonfood reasons.
From Scientific American • Jun. 29, 2023
One of the earliest cultivated plants in many parts of the Americas was grown for nonfood purposes: the bottle gourd, used as a container.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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