FORAGED (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

foraged (for)

verb

past tense of forage (for)

as in pursued

to go in search of went foraging for change for the parking meter

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More recently, Kiffin pursued a pair of players who spent offseason time on NFL rosters.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Pancho’s brothers pursued their own leads, at one point visiting a local leader of organized crime.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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The Louisiana state court sought to enjoin the SEC from acting against LSU for rostering the players, but even then LSU chose not to roster the players — at least not yet.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Court documents previously obtained by Fox News Digital said the investigation began after Deutsch sought permission to take the girl to visit a friend in Texas.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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Burgos then looked up the woman’s driver’s license picture on the DMV database, which several officers told internal affairs probably violated department policy, according to the report.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Shedeur Sanders, formerly the quarterback of the Buffaloes and now for the Cleveland Browns, looked up at them and smiled.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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