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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
Scan for spots with sufficient timber to support elk, decent forage, and water. Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025 In parts of Florida, bear sightings have become increasingly common as the majestic, curious and solitary animals forage for food in backyard garbage cans. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Noun
In addition to birds, other wildlife like rabbits and deer can wander onto runways or damage equipment by foraging, burrowing, nesting, or relieving themselves. New Atlas, 9 July 2025 Turkeys foraging in agricultural areas in the fall and spring eat mostly waste grains, wild plants, insects, and young grasses. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for forage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forage
Verb
  • The sublime mountain range is contoured by fields of orange trees, olive and almond groves, and wineries abundant with Malvasia and Syrah grapes, while native goats graze along the rugged terrain.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 July 2025
  • In another photograph, a man prostrates on the ground during prayer, the edge of his kaffiyeh grazing the soil beneath him in a gesture of devotion.
    M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Replace Instead of Remove: Listen to music or a podcast instead of scrolling through your feed.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Filming the campaign with people Keys is used to seeing in her TikTok feed was a lot of fun for the athlete — and a little bit surreal.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The annual 10-day hunt, which ran from July 11 to July 20, encouraged participants to remove invasive Burmese pythons from several locations in South Florida, according to The Palm Beach Post and Naples Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Network.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 July 2025
  • Ferguson improvised a song about the end of the egg hunt to calm his grandson down.
    Maia Nehme, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Some honored veterans will soon be let out to pasture.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • The feed is a mix of roughage (hay), silage (grass), and grain.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The lighter roughage and silage flies farther than the grain does, leaving the cow with a pile of the tastier stuff as the rest gets tossed out of reach.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The king's ransom paid Apple for Google search priority has been called into question due to the government's antitrust case against Alphabet .
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
  • This widened the search area and led to her discovery.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Thus, my quest began to understand why so many of the world’s greatest pastries can be found here in Copenhagen.
    Carinne Geil Botta, Vogue, 31 July 2025
  • In the past couple of years, the Broncos’ quest for the next-best stadium fit has taken them to inspections of sports entertainment districts across the country.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • And rather than engage with President and Mrs. Macron’s attempts to set the record straight, Owens mocked them and used them as additional fodder for her frenzied fan base.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 July 2025
  • Many Ukraine watchers are worried that efforts to rollback anti-corruption initiatives will be fodder for Russian propaganda and fracture Ukraine’s unity at a critical time in the war.
    Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025

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“Forage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forage. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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