Thesaurus results for SILAGE

silage

noun

Definition of silage

as in ensilage

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Recent Examples of silage The lighter roughage and silage flies farther than the grain does, leaving the cow with a pile of the tastier stuff as the rest gets tossed out of reach. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025 Electricity cables buzz overhead and the smell of silage from a nearby equestrian centre wafts through the air. — Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for silage

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Noun

These farmers plowed over prairie dog habitat and viewed the rodents as competition with cattle for forage.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Depending on the season, animals could eat the crops, graze grass, or forage for acorns.

— Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of forage

Noun

Some of its members have advocated for open borders, and believe gender is a social construct, both of which have been fodder for inflammatory social media content from those seeking to discredit the philosophy.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Alix Earle’s stepmother opened up about the choices that once made her tabloid fodder, including her connection to the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal and her affair with the influencer’s married father.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of fodder

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Kaamil Alli, spokesman for the country’s trade minister, said South African officials were holding discussions with US companies interested in securing critical mineral supplies.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
But supplies of Gulf energy to the West are now looking much more precarious.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026