forage 1 of 3

as in to graze
to feed on grass or herbs cows foraging in the pasture

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forage

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noun

forage (for)

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verb (2)

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Recent Examples of forage
Verb
Take advantage of the many activities on hand — including horseback riding, foraging, cooking classes, e-bike riding, and tennis — or hang by the pool with a panini and a drink by your side. Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024 Her hands-on background and fascinations involve outdoor cooking, foraging, and stewarding gardens. Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
Maasai herders, from whose lands the reserve was carved, are prohibited from bringing their cattle to the reserve because the domestic animals are thought to take precious forage away from wild migrants. Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024 Local forage has a strong bearing on productive profiles, but across the board, the largest smallmouth will typically forgo chasing thousands of smaller baits, in favor of targeting heftier meals. Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forage 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Noun
  • The explosion, involving a feed tank failure, killed one worker and triggered an evacuation of 26 people and a shelter-in-place for 1,500 people.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Artifact Uprising Color Series Photo Book $22 Make your bestie misty-eyed with a sentimental gift in the form of a photo book that showcases your favorite memories with them (or their Instagram feed).
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The hunt for a fugitive who spent weeks on the run after allegedly calling in a bear attack to cover up a murder came to a close after he was recognized at a hospital this weekend.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Sign up Anti-gay 'hunts' The recent flare-up of violence appears to have been linked to homophobic rhetoric by high-profile social media influencers.
    Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • During the search, officers found a plastic pencil box in the passenger seat containing cocaine, methamphetamine and oxycodone tablets.
    Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Captain Scott says his office conducted a search for Lashaunda on May 21 that spanned 15-20 miles along the highway near Lashaunda’s home.
    Anna Turning, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The contrast is powerful, drawing attention to the chimerical nature of her quest.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • There could also be outgoing U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, who was defeated last spring in her quest for the U.S. Senate.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Derick recalled how some of their earliest days as a couple came with conditions about becoming fodder for TV.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • This kind of problem is common fodder for conspiracy theories and fuels distrust in the process.
    Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Satellite imagery, drone reconnaissance, and signals intelligence can pinpoint vulnerabilities, enabling impactful, low-risk strikes.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • We had been directed by the Lebanese army—which maintains a reconnaissance and policing role in the south—to go to the Rest House, a gated resort.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • As our film contract stipulates, Han and Leo have been put up in the Bowery Hotel during the two-day shoot — two days, at least, when the loft is safe — and the location scout grabs photos of the destruction.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Poets and cub scouts, romantics and scientists, people young and old around the world have looked up and been dazzled by the flecks of light speckled across the night’s inky canvas.
    Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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