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Recent Examples of foraging
Several of the incidents took place in the mountains, with some people injured while out foraging for wild plants and vegetables.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Aim for the hole and spray into the nest during the evening when the wasps are inactive and aren’t out foraging.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Environmental groups are currently fundraising $10 million to protect Jackie and Shadow’s foraging area from development.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
From garden foraging to bread and cheese making and buffalo farm tours, there’s little that Babylonstoren doesn’t offer.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
While bees and butterflies get most of the pollinator credit, ants are secondary pollinators that pollinate plants while foraging for food.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
Fanny and her third lover in the month of November, Nicole, had gathered a good haul of mushrooms on a foraging expedition to Normandy.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Experts advise against foraging for wild mushrooms because of the health risks.
—Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Each layer supports its own community of organisms, each creature making a home, foraging for food while avoiding becoming it themselves, finding mates and caring for young.
—Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Aim for the hole and spray into the nest during the evening when the wasps are inactive and aren’t out foraging.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Environmental groups are currently fundraising $10 million to protect Jackie and Shadow’s foraging area from development.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
From garden foraging to bread and cheese making and buffalo farm tours, there’s little that Babylonstoren doesn’t offer.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
While bees and butterflies get most of the pollinator credit, ants are secondary pollinators that pollinate plants while foraging for food.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
Fanny and her third lover in the month of November, Nicole, had gathered a good haul of mushrooms on a foraging expedition to Normandy.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Experts advise against foraging for wild mushrooms because of the health risks.
—Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Each layer supports its own community of organisms, each creature making a home, foraging for food while avoiding becoming it themselves, finding mates and caring for young.
—Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraging
grazing
Verb
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Noticeably, Mirren's silvery strands were cut into an asymmetrical crop, with the ends of her hair grazing the nape of her neck.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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Now, her silver-white hair is cropped right at the nape of her neck but left longer on one side, just grazing her cheekbone.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
12 June 2026
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“Foraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foraging. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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