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
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
In Frances’s backyard, a six-foot inflatable cactus shot water out of its head and arms.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Fogerty’s current stage show did feel perhaps a bit oversized for the backyard BBQ settings of Stubb’s, but the intimacy of the venue helped shine a light on the rocker’s current warmth.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The North Texas couple accused of burying their special-needs son in the backyard of their Burleson home told police the 26-year-old had died a few days before at a local hospital, officials said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
In Frances’s backyard, a six-foot inflatable cactus shot water out of its head and arms.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Staff Pick: The mad scramble for backyard eggs Naeema Fineley's backyard chicken coop in Georgia.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Fogerty’s current stage show did feel perhaps a bit oversized for the backyard BBQ settings of Stubb’s, but the intimacy of the venue helped shine a light on the rocker’s current warmth.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backyard
Noun
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Multiple players in his vicinity.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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This quasi-moon is expected to remain in Earth's vicinity until around 2083.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Investors cheered the improbable rise of the amateur heavy metal drummer and hard-line conservative, who’s expected to increase defense spending, cut taxes, and revive Japan’s nuclear power industry.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Kinahan, a keen amateur boxer, has always been in thrall to prizefighters.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyard. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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