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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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
And Episode 1 gave us plenty of fodder for discussion.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
Kirke realizes this isn’t typical fodder for an interview.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
The environmental impact studies required by NEPA can delay projects related to any form of energy production for years as companies and regulators haggle over minute details and anti-development NGOs seize on any conflicts as fodder for time-consuming lawsuits.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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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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