Thesaurus results for FORAGING

foraging

verb

present participle of forage

as in grazing

to feed on grass or herbs cows foraging in the pasture

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Recent Examples of foraging That might mean a farm-foraging session at Wildflower Farms, Auberge Collection, resort in the Hudson Valley where guests wander the fields and might pair a morning harvest with a spa treatment. — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026 There is also an element of magic and witchcraft that can appear in the form of costumes or foraging spell ingredients. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026 But like identifying any kind of wild food, foraging for edible mushrooms requires extensive knowledge on how to do so safely. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 The findings suggested that food—or perhaps foraging—drove increases in brain size in primates, rather than complex social interactions, another leading theory. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 Set Traps This method targets foraging yellow jackets rather than the entire nest, says Schumacher. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026 Their foraging experience is led by master forager, Clay Morris, and explores Virginia’s edibles such as wild mushrooms and ramps. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Natural feeding and foraging behaviour can also drop due to mistaking solar panels as water bodies to be crossed quickly. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Fenced in and barred from foraging, fishing, hunting, and farming, Indigenous peoples were intentionally cut off from the calorie-rich landscapes that had fed them for millennia. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraging

grazing

Verb

But those dugouts are gone now, after a farmer renting the land built a dam on the creek to create a pond for cattle grazing the pasture, according to Kelly.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
The mother claims Rojas Ortiz later began the process of applying for a U visa after there was a shooting in her neighborhood and a bullet went through the walls, allegedly grazing her son.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026