1
: something fed to domestic animals
especially
: coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep
2
: inferior or readily available material used to supply a heavy demand
fodder for tabloids
This sort of breezy plot line has become cheap fodder for novelists and screenwriters …—
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fodder
transitive verb
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His antics always make good fodder for the gossip columnists.
She often used her friends' problems as fodder for her novels.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The death of George Floyd and issues around race were also very fodder for this series too.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Kirke realizes this isn’t typical fodder for an interview.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
The idea that our living spaces are extensions of our personalities is more than just social-media fodder; it is supported by scientific research.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fodder
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“Fodder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fodder. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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fodder
noun
fod·der
ˈfäd-ər 
: coarse dry food (as cornstalks) for livestock
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