Nuts kept them alive.

Meaning: The nuts provided sustenance and nourishment, allowing them to survive during the harsh winter.

Choice of Words: Nuts are edible seeds or kernels of certain trees or shrubs, often used as a source of food. Kept means to continue to have or hold something. Them refers to a group of people or things that have been previously mentioned or are known to the speaker and listener. Alive means living or having life.

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