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
Christopher Smart, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
So began the journey to revive the world of Pablo Sanchez and his team of backyard athletes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 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
Then there are the hotspots in China’s own backyard.
—Christopher Smart, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
So began the journey to revive the world of Pablo Sanchez and his team of backyard athletes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 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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In 1979, amateur archaeologists in Essex recovered multiple aircraft components, some of which were connected to Lowry’s plane and its crash site.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the film, del Toro flits and hovers between contradictory ideas, with the restlessness of the beautiful butterflies that Elizabeth, an amateur entomologist, likes to study.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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