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
Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Is your backyard oasis leaving something to be desired?
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
Will Stone, NPR, 5 Feb. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
What's left is rosemary, a spice that many, many people already have in their kitchen, or maybe even growing like an angry weed in their backyard.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Is your backyard oasis leaving something to be desired?
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
Adjective
In contrast, two cases of severe illness in North America were associated with this D1.1. genotype — in a Louisiana resident who caught the virus from backyard flocks and died, and a teenager in British Columbia who ended up in critical condition.
—Will Stone, NPR, 5 Feb. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backyard
vicinity
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Consumers use the app to discover and purchase these bags from businesses in their vicinity.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Residents who live in the vicinity described the encampment as a drive-through for drugs, KNBC reported, adding that neighbors have contacted the city a number of times about it but to no avail.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyard. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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