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Definition of foragenext
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
That pillow, a prop from Somebody Somewhere (#iykyk), now rests in her TV room—Everett foraged the piano in the living room from the show too. Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2026 But don't let that scare you off foraging completely. Elle Meyers, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
Some herbicides used on pastures to improve forage don't break down and can damage garden plants. Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026 The Guadalupe River Park Conservancy also is offering a service opportunity, partnering with the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation to plant a new native forage garden near Taylor Street and close to the Rotary PlayGarden. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • The couple’s 3-year-old son was grazed in the back by the bullet that pierced Kaori’s skull, police and witnesses said.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Linda Oyinkoinyan Linda Oyinkoinyan described talking to Kaori's older brother, who was grazed in the back by shrapnel during the gun violence.
    Ali Bauman, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For everything from lymphatic drainage to pain relief, ear seeding is taking over social feeds.
    Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Laura also requested respite care for nighttime tube feeds, but the warrant says a doctor told her those would be discontinued because her son was taking medication by mouth without issue.
    Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • More than 12,000 eggs will be available during the hunt, with some 2,000 pouring down from the helicopter.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • If your Easter celebrations aren’t complete without your kids racing to find hidden eggs, metro Atlanta cities and organizations have plenty of hunts to choose from.
    Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In Wisconsin, dairy farms are smaller, herds are smaller, and cows are usually sent out to pasture to graze in good weather, which is not easy to come by in Wisconsin.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • There’s alfalfa and silage corn [nearby], the neighbors have food plots and brassicas, and all these things that they’re supposed to love.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Cousin Who ‘Gardens’ Serviette Sour Diesel, $175 Founder-perfumer Trey Taylor’s heady blend of kush, pink pepper, patchouli and rhubarb evokes the kind of silage that a cannabis enthusiast’s dreams are made of.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson also expressed concerns with the Justice Department's tracking of lawmakers' search history of the unredacted files.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, employees at both DFW Airport and Love Field are collecting donations – including nonperishable food, hygiene items, baby supplies, and gas or grocery gift cards – to further support federal aviation workers affected by the shutdown.
    Lauren Crawford, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The idea was controversial, because volcanoes were always thought to act independently, tapping their own supplies of molten, eruptible rock.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That quest, which put her in touch with dozens of victims, generated an award-winning series in the Miami Herald that set off a chain reaction culminating in Epstein’s 2019 arrest, Acosta’s resignation and, two years later, the sentencing of Epstein associate and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The rapid quest for short-term advantage masks the long-term threat to global energy markets, one over which the Treasury has little control.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026

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