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Recent Examples of foraging
In autumn, visitors get the chance to embrace the seasonal offerings, as well, including mushroom-foraging tours.
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Coming out of the den bigger and fatter than other bears also makes spring foraging easier, says McLellan, because the bears can stick closer to home.
—Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
Across the country, including Arizona, there are numerous local foraging groups, clubs and workshops where people come together to learn about edible plants, mushrooms and wild foods.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Considered to be among the most intelligent of birds, with a level of awareness that seems eerily human, the members of a mated pair of ravens stay together at all seasons, foraging cooperatively and even engaging in active play.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
AllTrails said the feature has safety protocols, and is not intended for foraging.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
They’re spotted foraging on golf courses and even breeding in suburban wetlands near Chicago.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Ant baits are effective because foraging workers take the food back to the nest and share so that everyone in the colony is exposed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Cardamom pastries in Finland Renowned for its foraging culture, Finland also has many more culinary dimensions beyond the mushrooms, berries, and herbs that grow wild in the countryside and across vast swaths of its capital, Helsinki.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Coming out of the den bigger and fatter than other bears also makes spring foraging easier, says McLellan, because the bears can stick closer to home.
—Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
Across the country, including Arizona, there are numerous local foraging groups, clubs and workshops where people come together to learn about edible plants, mushrooms and wild foods.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Considered to be among the most intelligent of birds, with a level of awareness that seems eerily human, the members of a mated pair of ravens stay together at all seasons, foraging cooperatively and even engaging in active play.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
AllTrails said the feature has safety protocols, and is not intended for foraging.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
They’re spotted foraging on golf courses and even breeding in suburban wetlands near Chicago.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Ant baits are effective because foraging workers take the food back to the nest and share so that everyone in the colony is exposed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Cardamom pastries in Finland Renowned for its foraging culture, Finland also has many more culinary dimensions beyond the mushrooms, berries, and herbs that grow wild in the countryside and across vast swaths of its capital, Helsinki.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraging
grazing
Verb
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The menswear designer's ensemble consisted of a knee-grazing black cardigan with a contrasting denim collar and button trim, matching black pants and black leather loafers.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the action took place, the fashionable crowd lounged on the beautifully landscaped outdoor dining area, grazing on the pies and taking pictures of the sea.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Foraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foraging. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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