foraging (for)

verb

present participle of forage (for)
as in pursuing
to go in search of went foraging for change for the parking meter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraging (for)
  1. pursuing
  2. seeking
  3. looking up
Verb
  • While future modeling gigs are up in the air, the brothers said that their priority is pursuing music.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Rather than pursuing one clear objective, Mars has the strength, energy and mental capacity to entertain several ideas, conversations and conflicts simultaneously when transiting this Air sign.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • Health insurance companies are seeking a median rate hike of 14% for 2027 ACA plans, according to a preliminary analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Provo Canyon School, described on its website as a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth ages 12 to 18, did not immediately respond to an Associated Press email seeking comment.
    — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of seeking
Verb
  • Shortly after giving his team a temporary lead on Monday, the athlete put his hands over his face before looking up at the sky and pointing upward, as shown in a video shared by Fox Sports.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Stannard remembers lying on the pavement and looking up at the blue sky, not yet feeling any pain, and realizing that he’d actually been hit.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of looking up
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“Foraging (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foraging%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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