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forage

[fawr-ij, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr- /


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Simply knowing a predator is nearby can alter where animals travel, when they are active, and how they forage, creating effects that spread throughout an ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

It enabled our ancestors to forage for food and water during the hottest period of the day, with sweat to keep them from overheating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Saudi Arabia has banned the domestic farming of alfalfa and other forage crops because the country’s groundwater has been depleted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

The drovers would forage along the way, picking berries, acorns and gleaning corn for the birds to eat.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Food plants close to camp had been picked clean by the baboons, but she could forage in the woods as they did.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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