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 The pasture and grazing are managed to return nutrients and organic matter to the soil. Paul Winters, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024 With the Maricopa Audubon Society, the center is suing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to stop unauthorized cattle grazing. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024 In its appeal brief in the Ninth Circuit, the government relied on United States v. Grimaud (1911), which upheld rules under the Forest Reserve Act against grazing sheep on federal land without permission. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024 For centuries, Kenya’s Laikipia region has been a grazing route for Indigenous pastoralist communities. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024 With February being the start of fire season in Texas, goat grazing can play a role in wildfire fuel management in rural areas. Christopher Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024 Near grazing rhinos and blowing grasses, a patch of rocks jutted out of the Kenyan landscape. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024 The mine would cut off the only viable migratory route for reindeer and limit grazing pasture, already under pressure due to climate change and other development projects. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024 Oprah Winfrey 2,130 Acres Net Worth: $2.8 billion | Source of Wealth: TV shows | View Profile Winfrey’s hilly pastures in Hawaii feature ancient stone walls, grazing cattle, a bed-and-breakfast operation for hosting friends and an (unprofitable) organic farm. Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 18 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 28 Mar. 2024.

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