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Recent Examples of forage
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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
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The new trails wind through rolling hills, past herds of cattle that graze placidly on the tall grass, and offer panoramic views of the southern reaches of Silicon Valley bordered by the hazy silhouette of the Santa Cruz Mountains.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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As someone who has grazed their display in the most innocent of gestures repeatedly over the years, scratch-resistance is high on my wishlist.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can watch her through peep holes and a security camera feed.—
Ariel Fisher,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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This tiny percentage creates 9 billion impressions in the LinkedIn feed every week.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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That was, until 2019 when Sunnyvale police used a tip to determine that one of four Fresno brothers might have committed the crime and began a genealogical hunt to match the crime scene DNA to a family member, prosecutors said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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That growth reflects a broader cultural embrace of secondhand shopping, likely driven by sustainability concerns, economic savvy and the thrill of the hunt.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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The feed is a mix of roughage (hay), silage (grass), and grain.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Apr. 2025
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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
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Experts Weigh In Police found a knife matching Anderson's description during a search of Emmert's home in October 2024.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Opt for a challenging puzzle, word searches, strategy games, or Sudoku.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 May 2025
Noun
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In the never-ending quest to right-size a budget with cyber spend, consolidation has increasing tailwinds as a strategy for recouping funds that may have been spent on tools sitting on the shelf.—
Mike Lefebvre,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The untold yarns include the rights quest to use the series Lancer for the scene where DiCaprio’s Dalton character overcomes adversity to achieve a moment of triumph in that tense hostage-taking scene.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The visibility of middlemen based in rich countries has long provided fodder to detractors who claim that the aid industry operates inefficiently or even unjustly.—
Zainab Usman,
Foreign Affairs,
5 May 2025
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Some of those birds, the organization says, end up as fodder for a controversial but legal sport with committed defenders, in which the main object is to toss a live bird in the air and shoot it.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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