FORAGES (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

forages (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of forage (for)

as in shops (for)

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

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The vast majority of people the state pursues for prison liens, however, have even less.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
While Paul pursues acting in front of the camera, his wife has built a career behind it.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pursues

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The investment comes as Helix seeks to address growing competition in the AI infrastructure market by targeting both data center deployment and the underlying power infrastructure needed to support it.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
That deal seeks to temporarily manage shipping traffic on what was seen as an international waterway before the war.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of seeks

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As Antonio Silva looks up, Evanilson is between the two centre-backs.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
In a photo from the proposal that the San Francisco 49ers linebacker shared on Instagram, the former Bachelor contestant is seen holding a red rose as Warner looks up at her from one knee.

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

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