as in to pursue
to go in search of
went foraging for change for the parking meter
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as in feed
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Recent Examples of forage
Molly Duerig, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Watch your roommate forage in the kitchen like a wild animal.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
To the last bite of a semifreddo ice cream sandwich made with pawpaws foraged during their late-summer window, Wildweed offers loving tribute to the heartland.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The species doesn’t move inland, depending on coastal habitats and forage to survive.
—Molly Duerig, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Watch your roommate forage in the kitchen like a wild animal.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Verb
Back at the ranch, guests can relax at the pool or lazy river, gather for fireside s’mores, or dine on locally foraged and sourced ingredients such as venison and berries at Wild Rye restaurant, which champions campfire and open-range cooking.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
To the last bite of a semifreddo ice cream sandwich made with pawpaws foraged during their late-summer window, Wildweed offers loving tribute to the heartland.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Noun
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The link will ask the caller to grant access to a live video feed through their camera.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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Thomas asked, barely glancing up from his Instagram feed.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Nez Perce Tribe holds exclusive treaty rights to fish, hunt and gather on the land where the mine is planned.—
Kevin Fixler
September 20,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Sep. 2025
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Although the hunt for Decker may be over, the tragedy wrought on his family is lasting.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Water trucks roll past bunkers stacked with silage.—
Elly Fishman,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 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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Authorities asked residents in the immediate area of 75th Street North and Inwood Way North to shelter in place during the search.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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The search, according to law enforcement, is connected to the Tesla and the investigation of the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Defense and infrastructure advocates assert that tariffs also drive up the price of critical supplies, complicating procurement for national security and public projects.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From garage startups to legendary manufacturers, the quest for ultimate power has produced engines that would have appeared pure science fiction decades ago.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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In response, the 2008 American captain Paul Azinger left no stone unturned in his quest to help his players at Valhalla.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The primary will nonetheless give Democrats fodder that can be used in a general election contest.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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The trees not only provide shade for the coffee but also medicine, firewood, and animal fodder, and act as live fences for livestock.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Finally, even if lunar impact is ruled out there is significant potential utility in deploying a reconnaissance mission to characterize the asteroid.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Separately, Swedish and German forces reported on Sunday that Swedish JAS 39 Gripens and German Eurofighters were scrambled over the South Baltic Sea to identify and monitor a Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft flying in international airspace without a flight plan or radio contact.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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