as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space
shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
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as in amateur
being such only for recreation
an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists
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Recent Examples of backyard
Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Just a few weeks ago, a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon was found to have bird flu.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
In November, the CDC recommended that people who interact with birds that look sick – even in backyard flocks – should wear disposable gloves, boots, eye protection and an N95 respirator or a face mask.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Well, at what passed for everywhere back in the day: blasting from open windows, backyards, cars, stores, boomboxes, maybe transistor radios (remember those?).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Just a few weeks ago, a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon was found to have bird flu.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Learn how to improve the health and productivity of backyard citrus trees.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
In November, the CDC recommended that people who interact with birds that look sick – even in backyard flocks – should wear disposable gloves, boots, eye protection and an N95 respirator or a face mask.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyard. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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