foraged

past tense of forage
as in grazed
to feed on grass or herbs cows foraging in the pasture

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Recent Examples of foraged And in Lithuania, Red Brick, a Michelin-green-star restaurant about an hour outside the capital, Vilnius, specializes in hyperlocal ingredients both grown and foraged on the 1,730-acre property. Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Championing Scotland’s bountiful seasonal larder, the restaurant serves both tasting and à la carte menus built around hyper-local ingredients and foraged produce. Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 This was a funhouse reality, in which children were lost and predators roamed, but through which white harts leapt through shafts of sunlight, songbirds trilled, and where honey and berries and acorns might be foraged for free. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 There’s also an exceptional braised rabbit, a superb game-and-fennel sausage, and, in season, at least seven varieties of wild mushrooms foraged from the mountain. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026 The older generation knew that some of the most stunning centerpieces could be foraged right from the backyard. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 Filé powder is made with ground sassafras leaves, which were foraged by the local Choctaw people and used to flavor and thicken dishes long before French colonists showed up. Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026 In mid-May, public health officials in Napa County said three people had been hospitalized after eating poisonous wild mushrooms foraged in the Deer Park community. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 In the Bay Area, poisonous mushrooms have been foraged in Alameda, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Sonoma counties, the health department said. Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraged
grazed
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  • Two government employees and a civilian who was going to immigration court were injured, along with a bystander who was grazed by the fireworks, authorities said, though only one person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Then Nicolas Tagliafico, a poor defender up against a great attacker in Lamine Yamal, took to attempting to foul the winger in four different ways at once, but most unpleasantly grazed his studs down Yamal’s calf.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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