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Definition of foragesnext
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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Verb
  • People taking anticoagulants can also experience serious bleeds from small cuts or grazes, uncontrolled nosebleeds, blood in the urine and, more rarely, brain hemorrhages or bleeding in the lungs.
    David Cox, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
  • As a journalist with a deep interest in our public lands, and a working rancher who grazes his own cattle on BLM ground in the same part of Montana where AP has been acquiring land, McKean is uniquely positioned at the intersection of all this.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Already a few western states are actively working to reduce their gray-wolf populations through annual hunts.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The place was used for wild beast hunts, public executions, and gladiator fights for several hundred years, then became a condo of sorts as medieval Romans made their homes in the hulking ruins.
    Katie Parla, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The office’s police dogs were deployed 485 times to support patrol operations and searches, contributing to more than 90 arrests.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Officers have now finished searches of Wood Farm, on the royal Sandringham estate, where Mountbatten-Windsor moved earlier this month, according to Thames Valley Police.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • He is also expected to face questions about Instagram’s algorithm, the infinite nature of Meta’s feeds and other features the plaintiffs argue are designed to get users hooked.
    Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Developed by Musk’s AI startup, xAI, which acquired X last year, Grok is integrated into X’s social media feeds.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The man scouts around the patio and yard area, apparently for something to obstruct the camera before settling on some greenery found in the yard.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Last spring, Alejandro Osuna made an impression on everybody in the organization and scouts from others, as well, for his energetic play and his solid approach.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Focusing only on gains also says nothing about the nature of the journeys taken, the process travelers use to convert furtive motion into self-reinvention, and the places that assist or block these quests.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Studying such a physically and philosophically inaccessible topic is fundamentally different from other types of science—those quests at least exist in our plane of space and time.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • With multiple sites across Louisville’s northeastern suburbs, Gustavo’s offers diners several convenient places to gather for weeknight meals, business lunches, or weekend celebrations.
    Staff report, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Paintbox, the brand’s signature kid’s program, includes educational (animal print tracking) and active (obstacle courses) outdoor pursuits.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Gracynn displays professional and academic dedication in the classroom and extracurricular pursuits, instructor Jason Logan said.
    Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Forages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forages. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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