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Recent Examples of foraging
Deer also may nibble on the trees, so protect young plants with cages to prevent foraging damage.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Go crabbing, clamming, hiking, or mushroom foraging with a guide, head out for a fat-tire bike ride, or enjoy a beach bonfire, already set up for you, for the coziest way to end a day on the coast.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
None of those foraging and storing animals are likely to eat the acorns whole, but there are larger animals that are known to scarf the acorns down.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2013 researchers reported that bees can sense electrical fields around flowers and use that information to guide their foraging decisions.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Our new evidence aligns with skeletal adaptations that suggest powerful digging abilities, consistent with foraging foods both above and below ground.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Guests learn navigation, shelter building, spear making, and foraging for wild foods, along with fire-starting and astro-navigation techniques.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
Arctic seals rely on sea ice for breeding and raising their pups, as well as for moulting, resting and accessing foraging areas.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The collaboration ensures animals receive fresh, natural foods that encourage their natural behaviors, like foraging, stripping bark, or reaching for leaves.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Go crabbing, clamming, hiking, or mushroom foraging with a guide, head out for a fat-tire bike ride, or enjoy a beach bonfire, already set up for you, for the coziest way to end a day on the coast.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
None of those foraging and storing animals are likely to eat the acorns whole, but there are larger animals that are known to scarf the acorns down.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2013 researchers reported that bees can sense electrical fields around flowers and use that information to guide their foraging decisions.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Our new evidence aligns with skeletal adaptations that suggest powerful digging abilities, consistent with foraging foods both above and below ground.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Guests learn navigation, shelter building, spear making, and foraging for wild foods, along with fire-starting and astro-navigation techniques.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
Arctic seals rely on sea ice for breeding and raising their pups, as well as for moulting, resting and accessing foraging areas.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The collaboration ensures animals receive fresh, natural foods that encourage their natural behaviors, like foraging, stripping bark, or reaching for leaves.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraging
grazing
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The strongest sustained wind speed in the Atlantic on record occurred in 1980’s Hurricane Allen, which hit 190 mph, nearly grazing the researchers’ suggested Category 6.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her wispy curtain bangs were also accentuated at the front, grazing her temples.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Foraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foraging. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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