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
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
The Department of Fish and Wildlife says salmon stocks throughout the state have been harmed by multiyear droughts, causing inadequate spawning and migration conditions, ocean forage shifts and thaimine deficiencies.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
This process is mostly associated with the Neolithic period about 10,000 years ago, as humans generally began to transition from foraging to farming.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
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Verb
White frogs are used most often to match the tone of saltwater forage species like squid and baitfish, but dolphin aren’t very discerning anyway.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
The Department of Fish and Wildlife says salmon stocks throughout the state have been harmed by multiyear droughts, causing inadequate spawning and migration conditions, ocean forage shifts and thaimine deficiencies.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
In Rovaniemi, Finland, also known as the official hometown of Santa Claus, travelers can bike through its forest trails, go foraging for wild berries, or hang out by the serene Kemijoki River.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
This process is mostly associated with the Neolithic period about 10,000 years ago, as humans generally began to transition from foraging to farming.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Noun
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The LinkedIn feed is full of safe, vanilla content because everyone's scared to offend.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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And that’s exactly the problem: The market (and your feed) is oversaturated with content.—
Kathy Schenfelt,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Because too many deer in Arkansas can be harmful to the environment and even to the deer herd itself, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, partnered with other organizations, are having their annual urban archery deer hunt this fall in a select number of communities.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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As the Catholic archdiocese hunts for ways to contract, it’s been shedding churches wholesale and having no trouble finding buyers that are tuned to the doings — or undoing — of religious organizations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 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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And with that will likely come identity crises, emotional upheaval and a deeper search for meaning.—
Jake Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Some media reports have pushed back on the Trump administration’s claims that the sites were destroyed and set Iran back years in its quest to achieve a nuclear weapon.—
Stephen Sorace , Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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World champions Spain’s quest for their first Euros title begins in Group B, where they are joined by Portugal, Belgium and Italy.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Throughout his campaign, clips of his mayoral debates, including his handling of questions pressing him on his opinions on Israel and his searing critiques of Cuomo, also became fodder for memes and discourse that propelled him further into online popularity.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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Kamala Harris pounded Joe Biden over his stances on busing from the 1970s—a long-ago dispute that even became fodder for J.D. Vance in 2024.—
Andrew Yang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Military reconnaissance platforms could operate reliably in the harshest conditions, from arctic temperatures to desert heat.—
Siyu Huang,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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When shown reconnaissance photos of football pitches in Cienfuegos in 1970, the U.S.’s then-national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, demanded to see President Richard Nixon immediately.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Noun
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And at one end of the bench a number of scouts sat chatting quietly.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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Will Scott will serve as a coaching assistant/advance scout.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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