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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
Good work for dogs might include roaming, establishing and marking territory, gathering information and using it to make decisions, foraging for food, finding mates, playing with friends, and maybe rolling in a little bit of dead stuff. Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024 Sherman would take his staff foraging every other week, Montana said, to show them the traditional ways of gathering food. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
Hike, fish, and forage at night with these Double Barrel Night Vision Binoculars, now $104.97 (reg. New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024 Cows must be raised in the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and parts of Bologna and Mantua, and eat only local forage. Diane Cole, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forage 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Noun
  • The 165,000-square foot building in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., will help the organization expand its digital footprint, launch new international feeds, and—maybe most importantly to the sport’s leaders—set golf up to leverage distribution possibilities once its current media deals expire after 2030.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • What’s more, some Chinese command centers appear to have live video feeds of various platforms under their purview, potentially limiting the autonomy of more junior officers and creating a sense that their every move is under the microscope.
    Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • On Friday, Arsenal—firmly in the title hunt—welcomes Ipswich Town, a side battling to escape the relegation zone.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 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
  • For instance, consider a feature such as search retargeting, which involves targeting ads to users who have previously searched for related terms.
    Ryan Dohrn, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Bottles of sulfuric acid were discovered Monday inside a cooler in the unit during an overnight search by the FBI and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the agencies said.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Other than that, nominees are still missing pieces of the file or are waiting on dates to be confirmed for hearings—a headache for Trump’s quest to have a turn-key Cabinet ready and an opportunity for Democrats to have more time to kick the tires.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The short explanation is that in a quest to maximize TV revenue (and specifically revenue generated because of college football), schools around the country changed conferences.
    Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Initially a curious anecdote, the story later became fodder for jokes and media scrutiny.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Forget boring party platter fodder and say hello to the new, improved melon: its more sustainable and much sexier.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Russia has improved its reconnaissance drones and fielding large quantities of loitering munitions developed through joint development efforts with other countries.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In October 2023, in response to similar incidents, NATO and its allies deployed more maritime patrol aircraft, long-distance radar planes and drones on surveillance and reconnaissance flights, while a fleet of minehunters was also dispatched to the region.
    LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The scout reservation in Osceola is named after Bartle, as is Bartle Hall, at the Kansas City Convention Center.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Location scouts knocked on the Padillas’ door in 2006, asking to use the home for a television pilot, according to a news release.
    Matt Yan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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