HEALTHFULNESS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

healthfulness

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Recent Examples of healthfulness Ultimately, the healthfulness of the meal depends on everything on your plate—not just the chicken itself. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026 Protein Bars While protein is a go-to food for weight loss, the healthfulness of protein bars varies significantly. — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 July 2026 The artist made the Rhine flow into Kunstmuseen Krefeld through a filtration system, ultimately dripping clean water into a basin filled with fish whose thriving proved its healthfulness. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 The job, announced this week, will revolve around the nutrition, ingredients, and healthfulness of the restaurant chain’s food offerings. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026 Yet their actual healthfulness depends on several factors, including nutrients, serving size, and overall dietary balance. — Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 30 Dec. 2025 To track the healthfulness of household food purchases and diet quality, the team looked at data from the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), which ranges from 0 to 100. — Dr. Veer Patel, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2025

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At this point in the WSL’s existence, eight years since becoming a fully professional league, players now ageing out at the title contenders do so with all the advantages — finances, facilities, health — of only knowing full-time football.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Zambia is particularly sensitive amid tensions over US health assistance and mining, while Kenya is pursuing deeper US trade and investment.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Emma’s resistance to the bland wholesomeness of recovery spaces speaks to a familiar cultural trope across media, in films and television shows; that sobriety is where flamboyance goes to die.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
But after seven episodes wearing down the viewer with a bleak perspective, in the season finale, Euphoria pulls itself out of its own somber patterns to reach for grace and mercy in Christian symbolism, American wholesomeness, and the concept of family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026

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