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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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A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of graze

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Cardinals, mockingbirds, robins and blue jays will all forage for dogwood berries and insects.

— Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
As for us, we are engaged in the usual ritual of brewing a cuppa stimulation — our choice today is English breakfast — and foraging for items of interest.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

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