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overgraze

verb

Definition of overgraze

as in to pasture

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Recent Examples of overgraze As a result, proliferating shrimp could overgraze the algae that supports a healthy population, according to Luft. — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020 Cattle and sheep overgraze on the zacaton, and farmers burn the grass to promote new growth in pastures and cut it for thatch. — National Geographic, 23 Jan. 2020 In this case, individual Arizonans are being asked to guard the public good, while policy makers, developers and multinational corporations overgraze our water to the detriment of the greater good. — John D'anna, azcentral, 15 Dec. 2019 The factor may be that herbivores overgraze their range and run short of food. — E O Wilson, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2012 See All Example Sentences for overgraze

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Sadly, the last Blockbuster (aside from one defiant Bend, Oregon, outlier) went out to pasture in 2014, and independent video stores are an increasingly rare sight.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
In Wisconsin, dairy farms are smaller, herds are smaller, and cows are usually sent out to pasture to graze in good weather, which is not easy to come by in Wisconsin.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

Definition of pasture

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Throughout the night, creatives grazed on light bites from Goop Kitchen—the teriyaki salmon hand rolls were a crowd favorite—and bopped to the tunes from DJ Mariko.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Before striking Maccani, the bullet also grazed the hand of the supervisor, Sgt.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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Dressed in a white T-shirt, a breezy maxiskirt, and a straw hat, the Duchess of Sussex could be seen foraging in the backyard of her massive Montecito home, basket in tow.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026
How to Tell if a Skunk is Abandoned Your initial assumption should be that the mother is simply out foraging and that this baby has not been orphaned, says Single.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026

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