foraying

present participle of foray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foraying
Verb
  • While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The store released a black-and-white video showing the thieves, which appears to be at least four suspects, plundering the business.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • They were ambushed, and Pauline was killed by stray gunfire from marauding mobsters hell-bent on killing Buford.
    Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Athletes are often defined by their times, medals, and records, but stripping back their impact to numbers can be reductive, particularly in Fraser-Pryce’s case.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Protests intensified over the weekend, with rioters targeting the homes of lawmakers, ransacking and looting properties, and burning government buildings, according to media reports.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Apex Legends, for instance, added Wildcard Mode, which drops looting to focus on faster combat.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The show revolves around three Texas Hill Country ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, and their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The allocation changes regularly, but as of June 2025, according to Business Insider, destroying a tank was worth eight points.
    Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Three weeks later, the 41-year-old was forced to evacuate her home with her newborn due to the devastating fires ravaging Los Angeles.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But on an evening back in July, inordinate rainfall led to unrelenting floodwaters ravaging the lower level of Pledger’s home.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Book bans are targeting trans authors in conservative states, eradicating their work from curricula and library circulation.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Yet minimizing and possibly even eradicating infectious diseases is a collective act that requires nearly everyone to play their part.
    Simon Williams, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the Pats ultimately shut the Dolphins offense out in the fourth quarter, forcing a punt, intercepting Tagovailoa once and sacking him four times.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Giants largely held Jayden Daniels in check, particularly after halftime, while sacking him 3 times.
    Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Foraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foraying. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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