Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrazing
Verb
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Neither of them pays much attention to their daughter, Jamison (Ava Marie Telek), other than Lili fat-shaming the girl for grazing through the lemon squares at a pool party.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Hitting the sweet spot between floor-grazing baggy jeans and calves-baring capris, a subtly cropped pair of jeans shows off your shoes without leaving too much in the cold.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Becoming a seaweed farmer isn’t as simple as foraging for algae and watching it multiply.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
8 Apr. 2026
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Come springtime in the Hamptons, the sight of large flocks of Canada geese, flying in V’s overhead or foraging in fields, brings mixed feelings.—
Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Overgrazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrazing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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