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herding

ADJECTIVE
grazing
Synonyms




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She cared for her owner’s children as well as her own, herding cattle and cooking meals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

He has been herding goats since he was 10 and says the summer months have felt hotter every year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Free-diving off Costa Rica, Gabillon found herself in a vast superpod of spinner dolphins herding lanternfish.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

Abdirahman, a 60-year-old grandmother, was bitten while herding livestock in Mandera county in Kenya's northeast, a hotspot for the parasite but with only three treatment facilities capable of treating the disease.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

The next thing I know, the twins are herding me back uptown.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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