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
Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
This is the first time transmission has been traced back to exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The man had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The patient had been exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
This is the first time transmission has been traced back to exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyard. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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