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

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noun

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Recent Examples of forage
Verb
Watch your roommate forage in the kitchen like a wild animal. Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 3 June 2025 Get rid of brush piles, which may discourage them from hanging around to forage, says Pierce. Consider using grub control products on your lawn. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
Noun
In Tucson, Arizona, where Castro lives, he is known for his love of mushroom cultivation, foraging, and harvesting. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Female worker bees forage up to two miles, and sometimes even four, for nectar and pollen. Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeast Bahamas as Erin's outer bands will graze the islands with heavy rain and gusty winds.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, ancient castles rise from misty riverbanks—like Trim and Kilkenny—as woolly sheep graze across emerald pastures.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The microorganisms living in the microbial mat feed on decaying organic material.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The medium is just two decades old, yet whole swaths of its history have already been lost: feeds taken offline, platforms shuttered, files no longer hosted.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The hunt for employment is stressful, especially when trying to narrow down what workplaces check all — or most — of your boxes.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Youth elk hunt: Oct. 4-5, Oct. 25-26 by permit only.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Another is to acquaint yourself with the courage and good-heartedness of those who are making it now, and who will one day lead us out to pasture.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Hence their motivation to send Powell out to pasture—save billions in interest payments and take control of the bond market.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Water trucks roll past bunkers stacked with silage.
    Elly Fishman, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The feed is a mix of roughage (hay), silage (grass), and grain.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • If the car isn't listed below, owners can check USA TODAY’s automotive recall database or search NHTSA’s database for new recalls.
    James Powel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Flores' family also organized an all-day search in and around the river on Aug. 23.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The back-to-school ritual every fall, which is based historically on an agrarian calendar, constitutes a fresh start in the quest for education and opportunity.
    Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Master an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, traps, and mechanisms to vanquish your enemies and explore new heights. Solve shocking quests!
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On most days, settlers harass the villagers largely by bringing a flock of sheep to graze on their land or eat the fodder stored in their sheds.
    Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This year's emergence wasn't quite as prolific but still gave mites plenty of fodder.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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