: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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But in two dozen recent interviews along Colorado’s Highway 52 — a two-lane blacktop road punctuated by grain elevators, feedlots and oil pumpjacks — Trump voters echoed the president's logic.
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Brad Brooks, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The border closure particularly affects cattle feedlots and ranchers who graze cattle in the southern plains.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Livestock fattens on grass from pasture and the maize‑filled troughs of feedlots.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
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Brad Brooks, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The border closure particularly affects cattle feedlots and ranchers who graze cattle in the southern plains.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Livestock fattens on grass from pasture and the maize‑filled troughs of feedlots.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for feedlot
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feedlot. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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feedlot
noun
feed·lot
ˈfēd-ˌlät 
: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
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