as in vicinities
an adjoining region or space
shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
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Recent Examples of backyards
Their combination of size, speed, agility and aggression sets them apart from other invasive reptiles that Floridians may be accustomed to seeing in their backyards.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
No-budget filmmaking is an especially American folly-slash-miracle, the dreams of the anonymous cauldroned in backyards and basements in hopes of acknowledgement.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Several states, most notably Nevada and Massachusetts, have been fighting prediction markets from entering their backyards, claiming that sports betting has always been the purview of state government.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Oversized trees are not suitable for backyards or front yards.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Once April arrives, those in Virginia and North Carolina to Kansas and Oklahoma will begin seeing the birds in their backyards.
—Sydney Wingfield, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
Volunteers have the option to glean produce from their own backyards or participate in larger-scale community harvests organized through Food Forward.
—Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
From the hilly streets of Hollywood Heights to a bustling suburb outside Dallas, greenhouses are a growing feature in North Texas backyards.
—Mary Grace Granados, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
No-budget filmmaking is an especially American folly-slash-miracle, the dreams of the anonymous cauldroned in backyards and basements in hopes of acknowledgement.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Several states, most notably Nevada and Massachusetts, have been fighting prediction markets from entering their backyards, claiming that sports betting has always been the purview of state government.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Oversized trees are not suitable for backyards or front yards.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Once April arrives, those in Virginia and North Carolina to Kansas and Oklahoma will begin seeing the birds in their backyards.
—Sydney Wingfield, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
Volunteers have the option to glean produce from their own backyards or participate in larger-scale community harvests organized through Food Forward.
—Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
From the hilly streets of Hollywood Heights to a bustling suburb outside Dallas, greenhouses are a growing feature in North Texas backyards.
—Mary Grace Granados, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Backyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyards. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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