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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
Restaurants build menus around the turning of the seasons; online influencers preach the value of foraging and eating locally. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 Health experts said some poisonings may stem from traditional foraging practices brought from other countries, where similar looking mushrooms may be edible. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Noun
The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said. Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 Aoudad also compete with native sheep for forage — the same grasses, shrubs and desert vegetation that bighorn sheep depend on. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • The plot of Red Sheet, though, only grazes the surface of Ellroy’s unique historical perspective.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
  • Headroom is fine for my 5-foot 8-inch frame, but anyone taller than six feet will be sitting with knees grazing their elbows.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • According to law enforcement sources, the FBI is investigating a livestream feed of the attack or the aftermath from inside a BMW that captures the suspects in combat outfits that include Nazi symbols with guns visible.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • According to a description on his Instagram feed, the color was originally created for a bespoke 993 Turbo S built for a former prime minister of Kuwait.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • As Puck reported in March, L Catterton had been on the hunt for an investor, hoping to clear about $90 million of debt Everlane had amassed.
    Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 May 2026
  • For years, Roczen had been in the hunt early in a season, only to fade down the stretch.
    Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Sadly, the last Blockbuster (aside from one defiant Bend, Oregon, outlier) went out to pasture in 2014, and independent video stores are an increasingly rare sight.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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 advice is to start with a conversation, not a Google search.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
  • Alex is fully cooperating with SLED in their investigations into his shooting, opioid use and the search to find the person or people responsible for the murder of his wife and son.
    Marlene Lenthang, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Unless every truck can be equally well protected, units at the front will be quickly starved of fuel, ammunition and other supplies.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Global supplies are dwindling, while countries across the world are accelerating their push to cut back on fossil fuel consumption, whether by greening their grids or incentivizing EV uptake.
    Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • This transition started when CSI launched in 2000 and initiated a franchise quest that, next year, will include shows from the universes of NCIS, FBI, Fire Country, Blue Bloods, and The Big Bang Theory.
    Ted Linhart, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • But there was also a series of quests targeting gamers on the popular online forum Discord, and that too in just over a week got over a million people to play along.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 May 2026

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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