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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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These areas contain forage, cover, and plenty of room for animals to migrate between their summer and winter ranges.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
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Originally introduced from the African continent for erosion control and as livestock forage, now this species is imperiling Arizona’s beloved saguaro cactuses, palo verde and summer wildflowers, transforming swaths of the Sonoran Desert into a grassland monoculture.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Guests can expect to learn about AI misinformation, bias, how algorithms and engagement define your feed on social media platforms and best practices.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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But when the 11-year-old came across it on his social media feed, he was intrigued.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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But that’s college basketball clickbait, fodder, BS right now.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Since then the couple, always united, have avoided becoming tabloid fodder.—
Roberta Mercuri,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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But Iran's attacks are still choking off oil supplies and raising food and fuel prices far beyond the Middle East.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Higher supplies are not released until April.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Silage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silage. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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