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Recent Examples of foraging
Public health officials issued a second warning last month, cautioning the public against foraging for wild mushrooms, noting that many people mistakenly have eaten the death cap, which when consumed can cause severe liver damage and, in some cases, death.
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The California Department of Public Health is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging altogether this year because death cap mushrooms are easily confused with safe, edible varieties.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The Fungus Face Off also includes foraging hikes and displays by King of Mushrooms Todd Spanier, who provides truffles and other fungi to many of our local restaurants.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
The department is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging altogether this year because death cap mushrooms are easily confused with safe, edible varieties.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, peregrine falcons use the peak as a foraging territory.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Guests can join him on foraging expeditions and in nutrition workshops.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
Not all members of a multispecies hunting group will contribute equally to foraging efforts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Toxicologists agree with the California health agency’s warning to avoid foraging wild mushrooms.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The California Department of Public Health is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging altogether this year because death cap mushrooms are easily confused with safe, edible varieties.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The Fungus Face Off also includes foraging hikes and displays by King of Mushrooms Todd Spanier, who provides truffles and other fungi to many of our local restaurants.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
The department is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging altogether this year because death cap mushrooms are easily confused with safe, edible varieties.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, peregrine falcons use the peak as a foraging territory.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Guests can join him on foraging expeditions and in nutrition workshops.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
Not all members of a multispecies hunting group will contribute equally to foraging efforts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Toxicologists agree with the California health agency’s warning to avoid foraging wild mushrooms.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraging
grazing
Verb
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The tip of his tongue was grazing her ear now, teasing it with dampness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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Outside were grazing horses, raising their heads at nothing greener than the earth.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Foraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foraging. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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