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Recent Examples of farmyard
Whether furry pets, farmyard animals, or creatures of the wild, animal antics are endlessly fascinating.
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Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Originating in Bern, Switzerland, these dogs were bred as versatile farm helpers, excelling in tasks like herding, drafting, and protecting the farmyard.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Old Trafford was good for ducks of the farmyard variety.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the arrival of five new Guinea hog piglets to the farmyard family, according to a release.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
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Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Originating in Bern, Switzerland, these dogs were bred as versatile farm helpers, excelling in tasks like herding, drafting, and protecting the farmyard.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Old Trafford was good for ducks of the farmyard variety.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the arrival of five new Guinea hog piglets to the farmyard family, according to a release.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmyard
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In South Carolina, where 55 Council chapters were active by July 1956, dozens of Black people were fired or evicted from their farms after the signing of a pro-integration petition in Orangeburg and Clarendon counties.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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The ceremony was small, just a handful of people on a friend’s farm, because COVID still loomed large.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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The attacks on the village, where swathes of farmland surround small clusters of buildings, reveal fresh details about the intensity of some of the sectarian violence that swept Syria’s coast.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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England said people were on edge at the sudden prospect of floodwaters surging because nearly two years earlier, intense storms triggered major flooding in the same area, inundating thousands of acres of farmland and reforming the long-dry Tulare Lake.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Just one month later, however, parts of the province were awash – pounded by extreme rain that inundated tens of thousands of acres of cropland and forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes, according to state media.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
22 July 2024
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These WMAs are comprised of cropland, forest, lake and wetlands that serve to provide refuge for geese that may help alleviate the effects of hunting.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Stops along the trail will highlight the surrounding forest, the bordering Mountain Island Lake, the cotton plantation fields and the plantation farmstead and include signs providing information and historical context.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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The company is planning to lease the land, which is the remains of a farmstead, for up to 40 years, according to the county.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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It's influenced by farmhouse style architecture, is finished in smart siding and has a small storage box outside.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
18 Mar. 2025
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There’s never been a better time to accomplish this goal thanks to loads of markdowns on Martha Stewart’s Wayfair line, which is packed with modern farmhouse furniture and decor that exude springtime’s fresh, calming spirit.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mary would be working at the Denver Federal Center, a six-hundred-and-twenty-three-acre campus that was originally a livestock ranch and hosted an ordnance plant during the Second World War.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Many want Altadena to remain the same quirky enclave that attracted artists’ studios, small horse ranches and mom-and-pop stores.—
Iris Kim,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Farmyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmyard. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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