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Recent Examples of overgraze
The factor may be that herbivores overgraze their range and run short of food.
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E O Wilson, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2012
But unlike large mammals, the ants don’t overgraze all the vegetation in the area around their colony.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022
Managers extended the fall season and provided winter openings to try to hit harvest targets, something Fish and Game says is important to keep the herd sustainable, and not so large that animals overgraze or starve.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2021
As a result, proliferating shrimp could overgraze the algae that supports a healthy population, according to Luft.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020
Cattle and sheep overgraze on the zacaton, and farmers burn the grass to promote new growth in pastures and cut it for thatch.
—National Geographic, 23 Jan. 2020
In this case, individual Arizonans are being asked to guard the public good, while policy makers, developers and multinational corporations overgraze our water to the detriment of the greater good.
—John D'anna, azcentral, 15 Dec. 2019
Without sharks, fish would overgraze and destroy our oceans.
—Stephanie Bedo, Fox News, 16 July 2018
E O Wilson, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2012
But unlike large mammals, the ants don’t overgraze all the vegetation in the area around their colony.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022
Managers extended the fall season and provided winter openings to try to hit harvest targets, something Fish and Game says is important to keep the herd sustainable, and not so large that animals overgraze or starve.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2021
As a result, proliferating shrimp could overgraze the algae that supports a healthy population, according to Luft.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020
Cattle and sheep overgraze on the zacaton, and farmers burn the grass to promote new growth in pastures and cut it for thatch.
—National Geographic, 23 Jan. 2020
In this case, individual Arizonans are being asked to guard the public good, while policy makers, developers and multinational corporations overgraze our water to the detriment of the greater good.
—John D'anna, azcentral, 15 Dec. 2019
Without sharks, fish would overgraze and destroy our oceans.
—Stephanie Bedo, Fox News, 16 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgraze
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Some wondered if this was simply Google's way of putting the decade-old device out to pasture.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out to pasture at the Tokyo branch.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2024
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As Senators sipped diet sodas and grazed on sandwiches, the Kentucky lawmaker went through a slide deck with charts and statistics in service of a bold proposal: come out against President Trump’s tariffs.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Memphis first responders at the house where a man said he was grazed by a bullet after his dog’s paw got stuck in the trigger.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The lodge is nearly 300 miles northeast of Saskatoon, outside the historic community of Cumberland House, and visitors can look forward to winter activities such as plant foraging, aurora borealis viewing, and fat-biking excursions.—
Steve Lyons,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025
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Agamas are bold, fast and often bask near large animals like lions—soaking up warmth and opportunistically foraging for insects drawn to their presence.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Overgraze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgraze. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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