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However, how grazing regulates grassland responses to precipitation variability remains incompletely understood. Here, we conducted an 18\u2010year field grazing experiment in a desert steppe, combining long\u2010term ANPP monitoring with daily precipitation data. Our results revealed that grazing significantly reduced community ANPP by 31% and forb ANPP by 61%. This reflected a shift from palatable forbs to stress\u2010tolerant grasses, primarily driven by increased abundance of\n                    <jats:italic>Stipa breviflora<\/jats:italic>\n                    . June\u2013July precipitation amount emerged as the primary driver of inter\u2010annual ANPP variability. Critically, significant interactions between grazing and precipitation demonstrated that grazing fundamentally altered these precipitation\u2013ANPP relationships, strengthening the response slope of grasses while weakening that of forbs and the whole community. Although grazing did not significantly alter legacy effects at the community or grass level, it significantly modulated the legacy effect on forb ANPP; previous\u2010year precipitation remained a significant predictor of ANPP across all organizational levels. Grazing\u2010induced phenotypic adjustments in\n                    <jats:italic>S. breviflora<\/jats:italic>\n                    (increased root length and population density) strengthened the coupling between grasses and early\u2010 and mid\u2010summer precipitation, even though their precipitation\u2010use efficiency did not differ between treatments. Our findings demonstrate that grazing reorganizes ecosystem sensitivity to climate by shifting plant functional group dominance and key species traits. 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