Definition of pasturagenext
as in pasture
open land over which livestock may roam and feed put the cows out on the back pasturage

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Recent Examples of pasturage Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage. — Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Here in rural Somalia, where about 50% of the people depend on animals for their livelihoods, the locusts are eating the pasturage. — NBC News, 9 Feb. 2020 Except for some lands offering timber or pasturage, the far greater part of the land west of the line was by itself essentially not farmable. — Johnforristerross, Longreads, 2 July 2018
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pasture
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  • On Thursday, the broadcaster added to Maniscalco’s response in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, confirming the timeline and saying Raw Comedy was put out to pasture because of low ratings.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • While reporting on wolves attacking livestock in Northern California, I was stunned to learn some shepherds put donkeys in their pastures to ward off predators.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Pasturage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasturage. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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