grazing

noun

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

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Slowly, the grazing cows inched closer with curiosity. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 The tree faces several threats, including habitat decline due to climate change, livestock grazing, droughts, fires, and overharvesting. Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025 Sources working closely with the Bureau of Land Management say a Biden-era rule that made conservation a legitimate use of BLM lands — putting it on par with grazing, mineral extraction, recreation, and other uses — has been put on the chopping block by the Trump administration. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2025 These include conservation tillage, soil carbon amendment, growing cover crops and prescribed grazing. Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 15 Apr. 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 14 May. 2025.

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