FORAGING (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

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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When Tian’s solo project began gaining traction, Cui was pursuing a master’s in computer science and machine learning at the University of Toronto and working on autonomous-vehicle research.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The city is pursuing a more ambitious vision for the site, formalized in 2021, that would see the property transformed not just with housing, but also entertainment and hotels.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursuing

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Surely those seeking to restrict access to energy drinks can draw on these successes.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
As many have observed, and Republicans are somewhat ineffectually seeking to highlight, the post-Barack Obama Democratic Party has come to consist of little more than a toxic mixture of socialism, antisemitism and wokeness.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeking

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Loverro believes the announcement wasn’t much more than an acknowledgment of what people could already see for themselves by looking up.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Let the Academy members pet it, and the movie’s flagging Oscar fortunes may be looking up again.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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