grazing

noun

graz·​ing ˈgrā-ziŋ How to pronounce grazing (audio)
: herbage or land for grazing

Examples of grazing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In June, a neighborhood in McKinney, Texas woke up to a shocking sight: 40 runaway goats strolling around—and taking bites out of—residents’ lawns after breaking away from a herd grazing at a nearby development. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024 In some cases, grazing of gambel’s range reduces the amount of food and cover available but populations remain healthy. Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024 Throughout the area, herds of deer and flocks of turkeys can be seen, as well as cattle and horses grazing at various ranch properties. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024 Argentina’s new ‘carbon-neutral’ certification hinges on the grazing landscape sequestering carbon in trees and in the soil to offset methane produced by the cattle. Paul Winters, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024 Private companies lease roughly 153,000 acres of state trust land around Arizona, often for farming and cattle grazing. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024 Wildfires burning out of control in the Texas Panhandle have left a path of devastation, with up to 500 structures destroyed as of Friday and ranchers facing crippling losses of cattle and grazing lands. J. David Goodman, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 The next version should build off the success of the last by including incentives for farmers and forestland owners to promote regenerative practices, such as cover crops and grazing. Bill Frist, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024 Management of grazing was obviously the sort of thing Congress in the 1890s would have expected to be included in that authority. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1517, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grazing was in 1517

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“Grazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grazing. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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