haying

verb

present participle of hay
as in mowing

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  1. mowing
  2. cutting
  3. hunting
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  • Instead, lawn-mowing machines shred them, leaving plastic fragments in the soil for a very long time.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Our lawn was almost ruined by chinch bugs that were brought onto it on mowing equipment.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of mowing
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  • Leslie took issue with a recent stunt Kennedy had pulled at the hospital, which involved making a surprise appearance for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open his signature vaccine injury clinic.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images American Express is cutting thousands of employees as the leading credit card company prepares for artificial intelligence to take over more of its internal processes.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutting
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  • Sources had told me in September that OpenAI and Anthropic have been hunting for smaller AI data center deals.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Teams were handed a number to beat and went hunting for the lowest rate available.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hunting
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“Haying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haying. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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