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Recent Examples of overgraze
But unlike large mammals, the ants don’t overgraze all the vegetation in the area around their colony.
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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
The factor may be that herbivores overgraze their range and run short of food.
—E O Wilson, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2012
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
The factor may be that herbivores overgraze their range and run short of food.
—E O Wilson, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgraze
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In Wisconsin, dairy farms are smaller, herds are smaller, and cows are usually sent out to pasture to graze in good weather, which is not easy to come by in Wisconsin.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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After parking her car in the garage, the victim tried punching in a code to close the garage door when a projectile grazed her face.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In contrast, Delta and United’s primary hubs in Atlanta and O’Hare were barely grazed.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There’s also plenty of food for thought on the menu, which reflects the chef’s interests in Black agricultural history, farmers’ markets and foraging, and stellar and honestly made wine.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ramps Ramps, a type of wild allium, are typically foraged rather than cultivated.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Overgraze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgraze. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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