foraged (for)

verb

past tense of forage (for)
as in pursued
to go in search of went foraging for change for the parking meter

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  1. pursued
  2. sought
  3. looked up
Verb
  • Those priorities overlap with issues Griffin and his investment firm have pursued in Tallahassee.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The company has pursued efforts to recreate extinct species, including the dodo and woolly mammoth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • The plan sought to provide basic guarantees to secure African American voting rights, alleviate discrimination in voting, and prosecute lynch mobs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The Benbrook City Council passed an ordinance aimed at restricting development in flood-prone areas a year after a home builder sought to develop a section of land in the Mary’s Creek floodplain.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sought
Verb
  • With The Keepers, Black Tomato co-founder Tom Marchant predicts that in a world where nearly anything can be looked up or generated in seconds, human knowledge and connection are the ultimate luxuries.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The dressing room was now populated by brightly dressed women, all of whom looked up from applying makeup to stare tightly at her in the doorframe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of looked up
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