pastured

past tense of pasture
as in grazed
to feed on grass or herbs pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing

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grazed
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  • The straighter hair revealed that Moore’s bangs featured longer, face-framing pieces that grazed her jawline.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Reindeer moss, used as a mulch for containerized plants, is a fibrous chartreuse lichen grazed by caribou and reindeer in Arctic lands.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Pastured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastured. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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