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

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noun

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Recent Examples of forage
Verb
For humans, foraging was the main way people sourced food for thousands of years, long before the introduction of markets and grocery stores. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025 There is evidence that for more than 10,000 years, humans have centered life in this area around the waterways, using them for fishing and foraging and as transportation corridors—all of which still draw travelers today. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Varieties grown for forage are often called field peas. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025 Here are three: — Some 26,000 years ago, hunters and gatherers kept starvation at bay by taming plants and farming predictable crops rather than relying on increasingly unpredictable forage, writes Gee. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • The dad got out his black and pink semi-automatic pistol and hit his older son in the face, causing the gun to go off and graze the boy’s ear and jaw, according to investigators.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
  • During a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Mr. Trump, grazing his ear with a bullet.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • This tiny percentage creates 9 billion impressions in the LinkedIn feed every week.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Visitors can watch her through peep holes and a security camera feed.
    Ariel Fisher, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The next hunt is based on bear population numbers that in some cases are at least 10 years old.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
  • Ng has spoken with farmers and ranchers in Alberta and Saskatchewan who have seen hawks use the sounds of gunshots during gopher hunts as a cue that a feast is impending.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • But, having the right formula for long-term success remains elusive for many, with Canoo, Fisker and Nikola all put out to pasture with bankruptcy filings.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Grab a brush and head out to pasture to meet cows like the affable Ellie, a 5-year-old Highland who loves the limelight, and Bonnie, the independent matriarch.
    Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The feed is a mix of roughage (hay), silage (grass), and grain.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The lighter roughage and silage flies farther than the grain does, leaving the cow with a pile of the tastier stuff as the rest gets tossed out of reach.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Opt for a challenging puzzle, word searches, strategy games, or Sudoku.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 May 2025
  • The new product initiative extends beyond enhancing traditional search or automation, allowing users to, for example, query thousands of documents or images for instant answers, or to generate new drafts and reports from existing data.
    Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Instead, Markiewicz said, the team decided to keep the quest a little more grounded, eschewing magic altogether and having Geralt dropped through a trapdoor into a pit of spiders.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
  • Since the series tries to spotlight so many people in the Ironwood community, the audience is often pulled in several directions when the focus could have stayed squarely on the twins, the quest to repair Christian’s car and solving the mystery of his disappearance.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The frequent name changes made the company meme fodder, writes Forbes senior contributor Dani Di Placido.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Most of the combat revolves around a shield that can deflect attacks and protect against projectiles while dicing fodder with a Captain America-like throw.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 May 2025

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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