Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrazing
Verb
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As the boys played, the action came ever closer to grazing the redcoat on duty.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026 -
Up close, the shaggy layers framed her face effortlessly, with the shortest layers brushing just past her eyes and the longest layers grazing her jaw bone.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Several of the incidents took place in the mountains, with some people injured while out foraging for wild plants and vegetables.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Aim for the hole and spray into the nest during the evening when the wasps are inactive and aren’t out foraging.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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“Overgrazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrazing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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