haying

verb

present participle of hay
as in mowing

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  1. mowing
  2. cutting
  3. hunting
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  • Land managers of rights-of-way throughout the area are increasingly implementing monarch-friendly practices such as installing native plants and mowing less frequently.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Wait one or two weeks to resume mowing so stressed turf can recover.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mowing
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  • Upgrading to the Thrust Variant requires a $245,000 follow-up payment and adds SpaceX cold-gas rear thrusters alongside an active multi-mode fan system for downforce, cutting acceleration down to under a second.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And by cutting China off, Washington gave Beijing every reason to build its own alternatives.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutting
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  • Here's how to take advantage of them and spend less time hunting for photos.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To do this, the team of researchers used fossils and knowledge of mosasaurs' most recent living relatives – snakes and lizards like the komodo dragon – to recreate the hunting behavior of mosasaurs.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of hunting
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“Haying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haying. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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