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verb

present tense third-person singular of forage
as in grazes
to feed on grass or herbs cows foraging in the pasture

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noun

plural of forage
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as in silages

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as in hunts

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Recent Examples of forages
Verb
The president himself apparently forages exclusively on McDonald’s and Diet Coke, and supposedly believes the soda kills cancer. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forages
  1. grazes
  2. feeds
  3. hunts
  4. meals
  5. searches
  6. scouts
  7. quests
  8. pursuits
Verb
  • Instead of a long, narrow path of totality across the globe, the cone of the moon's dark shadow just grazes Earth's edge.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The mission’s lunar target is Shackleton Crater, a 21-kilometer-wide (13-mile-wide) pit with a rim that grazes the moon’s south pole.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of grazes
Noun
  • As attention fragments across endless feeds and screens, the moments people choose to show up for in person have become some of the most valuable in media.
    — William Earl, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Three screens, live camera feeds and projections keep the space changing around actress Ella Olesen as TV weather girl Stacey Gross.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of feeds
Noun
  • The massive structure hosted gladiator games and animal hunts—and remains the largest amphitheater in the world.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The black-footed ferret hunts prairie dogs exclusively, which are active during the day.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hunts
Noun
  • The restaurant also serves all-American breakfast, lunch and dinner meals like breakfast casseroles and meatloaf.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The 56-year-old has been getting massages and enjoying Hennessy behind bars, while having special meals like pizza and empanadas prepared for him.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of meals
Noun
  • Cooler weather is nearly here, and the fall 2026 fashion trends taking over runways and retail floors are already shaping shopping searches.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The technology is now being used for wildfires, structure fires, hazardous-material incidents, traffic enforcement, searches for missing people and hostage situations, among other applications.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of searches
Noun
  • Built on Scout & Film’s experience managing locations for film and advertising productions, the platform connects location scouts, agencies, production companies and film commissions with locations suited to their production requirements.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The team has added new equipment for recovery and treatment and hopes to bring in more scouts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of scouts
Noun
  • For the seventh year, there will be costumes, quests and magic for every wizard, witch and muggle.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Microsoft recently shut down its Gaming Copilot AI, which provided assistance during your quests.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of quests
Noun
  • Until 1984, college athletics were excluded from antitrust law because antitrust didn’t deal with noncommercial, amateur pursuits.
    — Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Romance, leisure pursuits, and creative projects all deserve your attention during Libra season.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pursuits

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“Forages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forages. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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