grazing

noun

graz·​ing ˈgrā-ziŋ How to pronounce grazing (audio)
: herbage or land for grazing

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The organization is helping Native American tribes in Oklahoma develop more sustainable grazing practices and small farmers in the southeast reforest waterways to prevent flooding and store carbon pollution. Michael Copley, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025 For grazing options to hold you and your guests over until the main meal, consider making a veggie tray instead of choosing store-bought. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 Social media post sparks team rescue effort Cole Bush, a livestock owner who runs a grazing business more than an hour north of the Palisades and Eaton fires, told CNN a social media post by a fellow equestrian lover and community leader sparked her desire to help animals evacuate. Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 Mayers, through his lawyer, says Ephron fabricated the shooting and a grazing injury to his hand to extort him for money. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grazing

Word History

First Known Use

1517, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grazing was in 1517

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“Grazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grazing. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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