forage 1 of 2

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
The 20-course omakase will change seasonally and feature ingredients that Toshi forages locally. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025 Dolphins exposed to swimmers rest, socialize and forage less. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
While penguins may be eating a lot, Holt isn’t sure the overall effect on forage fish is any different from centuries earlier, when marine mammals like whales, seals or sea lions likely would have taken a larger share. Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 The property’s food and beverage team forage for many of their ingredients. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • The stepbrother was shot in the leg while the father’s arm was grazed.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Trump and his campaign also shared relatively little information about his recovery or any lingering health effects after he was grazed by an assassin’s bullet in July 2024.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Enhanced bank feeds and time tracking functionalities streamline reconciliation and payroll preparation.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The score was hardly indicative of the game, as Dallas was inches away from tying the game 2-2 late in the third period before Devon Toews crashed the net and put in a Josh Manson feed.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sunday, April 20 Easter egg hunt: Families can have a fun and festive Easter with an egg hunt and photos with the Easter bunny at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
  • See Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and More The Prince and Princess of Wales once shared that their children previously celebrated Easter with a kid-favorite tradition: an egg hunt!
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 17 Apr. 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
  • Google is predicting a spike in search volumes this month for terms related to the recession that came to define the late 2000s.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Per the memo, the university plans to restart the search process once a new president is in place.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After landing their franchise quarterback in 2024 and making the playoffs during Bo Nix’s encouraging rookie season, this offseason has been about careful upgrades designed to help Denver take another step forward in its quest to become real contenders — and not just in 2025.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Hunter averaged over 100 snaps per game in his final season with Colorado amid his quest to turn the program around, alongside Shedeur and Deion Sanders.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Everything else, from the tornado that rips through town to the bitter rivalry between Staten and his former brother-in-law Davis (Eoin Macken), is just so much fodder for make-outs or break-ups.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The death of George Floyd and issues around race were also very fodder for this series too.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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