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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
Silversea can arrange forages in rural Puglia in the company of experts who can point out prime pickings. Lori Rackl, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025 There are water shortages affecting agriculture in Texas, where the birds forage at turf grass farms; grassland loss and degradation in Paraguay; and in Colombia, conversion of forage lands to exotic grasses and rice paddies these birds cannot use. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Sometimes the most fruitful foraging spots are private ranches, farms or backyards. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Considered to be among the most intelligent of birds, with a level of awareness that seems eerily human, the members of a mated pair of ravens stay together at all seasons, foraging cooperatively and even engaging in active play. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The menswear designer's ensemble consisted of a knee-grazing black cardigan with a contrasting denim collar and button trim, matching black pants and black leather loafers.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The video Roman shared on her Instagram feed shows the baby of the family prepping for graduation alongside her family and eventually walking across the stage.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Simply plucking young stars from viewers’ social-media feeds won’t radically alter or refresh SNL.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Originally bred in Germany to hunt badgers, these small canines are energetic, bold and stubborn.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • These things scream that Vanderbilt has a chance, Saturday and in the Playoff hunt.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Another is to acquaint yourself with the courage and good-heartedness of those who are making it now, and who will one day lead us out to pasture.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Hence their motivation to send Powell out to pasture—save billions in interest payments and take control of the bond market.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Water trucks roll past bunkers stacked with silage.
    Elly Fishman, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 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
  • From creating social media posts to writing stories to leading search-audience strategy — and a whole lot more — lead digital producer Chris Kuhagen has a huge impact on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newsroom.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • After the vehicle was found, the sheriff’s office’s aviation unit, drone team, dive team and K-9 unit conducted a search of the area extending into the night hours, but were unable to locate Fisher.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gardner carted his supplies to this featureless patch of earth near the fort, set up his tripods and cameras, and then arranged his dark tent nearby, out of sight of the camera’s lens.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Although Sandu won widespread praise for helping Moldova secure EU candidate status in 2022, some voters were frustrated with the pace of reform and spiraling gas prices, after Russia cut off supplies and Moldova sought new procurement deals with Romania.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Millions of people have joined us in our quest to MAKE AMERICA, GREAT AGAIN.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In the quest to add more than 90,000 housing units in Nashville over the next decade, a new leadership council is bringing together leaders from across the city’s private, public and nonprofit sectors.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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