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Recent Examples of silage
Electricity cables buzz overhead and the smell of silage from a nearby equestrian centre wafts through the air.
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
As the farmer tells RTÉ News, he’s never encountered anything like this in his field before, and he’s been cutting silage in the same area for more than three decades.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Canals slice between orchards and acres of silage, pushing all-important irrigation water through a network of laterals from farm to farm.
—Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
As the farmer tells RTÉ News, he’s never encountered anything like this in his field before, and he’s been cutting silage in the same area for more than three decades.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Canals slice between orchards and acres of silage, pushing all-important irrigation water through a network of laterals from farm to farm.
—Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silage
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Plants like forage radish, buckwheat, and alfalfa can also serve as cover crops or green manures to improve soil structure and replenish nutrients in gardens after the growing season has ended.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Apr. 2026
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Varieties grown for forage are often called field peas.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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The company has long invested in the technical infrastructure underpinning its feeds, creating a streaming backbone full of redundancies for Thursday Night Football and commissioning two new production trucks—nicknamed Bird and Magic—for its traveling NBA shows.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Reps added language in the final bill aimed at addressing addictive feeds and protecting certain vulnerable groups.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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The evidence The terms wilding and wolf pack would become headline fodder as the city and nation tried to come to terms with what was depicted as a gang rape in which one Hispanic and four Black teenagers took turns assaulting Meili, crushed her skull, and left her bleeding out in the park.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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It's given Democrats more fodder on the campaign trail this year.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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These deals are only available while supplies last, so be sure to shop now.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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With dwindling supplies of food and ammunition, the end came swiftly.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Silage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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