overgrazing

verb

present participle of overgraze
as in grazing

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  1. grazing
  2. foraging
  3. pasturing
Verb
  • But those dugouts are gone now, after a farmer renting the land built a dam on the creek to create a pond for cattle grazing the pasture, according to Kelly.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The mother claims Rojas Ortiz later began the process of applying for a U visa after there was a shooting in her neighborhood and a bullet went through the walls, allegedly grazing her son.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of grazing
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  • But like identifying any kind of wild food, foraging for edible mushrooms requires extensive knowledge on how to do so safely.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The findings suggested that food—or perhaps foraging—drove increases in brain size in primates, rather than complex social interactions, another leading theory.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of foraging
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  • His friend, a 64-year-old shepherd, had requested a permit from authorities that day to check on his sheep, pasturing in the area just above Blatten.
    — Laura Millan, Bloomberg, 28 May 2025
Definition of pasturing
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“Overgrazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrazing. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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