FORAGE (FOR) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

forage (for)

verb

Definition of forage (for)

as in to pursue

to go in search of went foraging for change for the parking meter

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The play’s tension, gently but poignantly unspooled, develops from the fact that while Ryan has pursued a career onstage, Charlie never did.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, public broadcasters are pursuing different models of collaboration.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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The payouts combine unpaid overtime, reimbursement for housing illegally deducted from their pay and hefty damages personally sought by investigating Prosecutor Paolo Storari, Brigatti said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
When a lobbyist for former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar — an electoral opponent of Tinubu — filed an amicus brief, Greenspan sought to make clear that the two were not working together.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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