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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamming
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The decision by the Pacific Fishery Management Council to allow limited commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast is a win for the state's salmon fishing industry, which has grappled with years of season closures due to dwindling fish stocks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Those fishing in other regions will be given different dates.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Its temperature remains at -10C all year round, which is the temperature Peller sets for harvesting its ice wine grapes.—
Kalpana Fitzpatrick,
TheWeek,
15 Apr. 2026
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At the core of this diversity lies agriculture, which has for centuries defined the rhythm of life through the cycle of sowing and harvesting crops.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Becoming a seaweed farmer isn’t as simple as foraging for algae and watching it multiply.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
8 Apr. 2026
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Come springtime in the Hamptons, the sight of large flocks of Canada geese, flying in V’s overhead or foraging in fields, brings mixed feelings.—
Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Clamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamming. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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