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 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 Due to the dramatically changing sea ice coverage in the Arctic region, the beluga's prey distribution is impacted greatly, leading to changes in the species' foraging behavior and nutritional stress. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Meanwhile, the kangaroos and wallabies roam free, exploring and foraging, sometimes approaching the humans. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026 Uprooted interweaves nature writing with personal memoir to share Hua’s foraging experience. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Eaves and roof overhangs offer those ideal conditions while also giving hornets easy access to the surrounding area for foraging, explains Isaac Rockwell, an entomologist at Aptive Pest Control. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026 This turns mealtime into a foraging exercise and requires no special equipment. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 Environmental groups are currently fundraising $10 million to protect Jackie and Shadow’s foraging area from development. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraging

grazing

Verb

Candid Health cofounder Doug Proctor spun his laptop around to show me a herd of wild horses grazing behind him in upstate New York during our first Zoom call.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Bison that appear to be grazing peacefully are able to accelerate at a terrifying pace, making them among the most dangerous animals in Yellowstone, where one of the giant bovines recently charged at and tossed a grandfather.

— Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026