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as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs cows foraging in the pasture

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forage

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noun

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Recent Examples of forage
Verb
However, the changes in foraging conditions were the most consistent factor in this study. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025 Prepare for spring foraging at The Medicine of Food this Sunday, hosted by the American Indian Center in Minneapolis. Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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The property’s food and beverage team forage for many of their ingredients. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 In order to diversify the crops in the area, Foote said, at their economic urging, farmers in the area are producing more forages for the feedlot. Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • Inspired by clean textiles grazing bare skin, the scent was made for lounging in crisp white sheets.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The bullet grazed the victim’s head, and the shooter ran away.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Brendan Gallagher scored a goal in that game on the power play, taking a ridiculous feed from Andrei Markov in the slot and converting, blowing the roof off the building.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Following the backlash, Musk eventually removed the post from his feed on Friday.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The two girls struck up a friendship on the spot, and when Gladys expressed keen interest in deer hunting, Mamie invited her on a hunt.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
  • As the hunt for him grew, Echeverria fled to Mexico but surrendered at the U.S. border in early June 2019.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Some wondered if this was simply Google's way of putting the decade-old device out to pasture.
    Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out to pasture at the Tokyo branch.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Electricity cables buzz overhead and the smell of silage from a nearby equestrian centre wafts through the air.
    Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • As the farmer tells RTÉ News, he’s never encountered anything like this in his field before, and he’s been cutting silage in the same area for more than three decades.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • In a search of the warehouse, a pair of black boxing gloves were recovered, according to the warrant.
    Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Monetizing search via advertising could be one way to add a significant revenue stream.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The film follows Ne Zha, a demon child raised by humans, who must embark on a perilous quest to obtain an elixir to restore the body of his uneasy ally, the dragon prince Ao Bing.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In the latter versions of the story, the title character, vacationing in Hawaii with his parents, befriends a group of Native Hawaiian youth and goes on a quest that includes time travel to the ancient islands and interactions with demigods to save a sacred site from a developer.
    Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The lurid details of Elma’s murder and her life become fodder for gossip, with many blaming her for what happened — a situation that often occurs today.
    Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Not exactly fodder for lighthearted jokes, especially by government officials.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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