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
To energize future generations around the opportunity in their backyards, the industry must make a concerted effort to build pathways from the classroom to the factory.
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Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Some nearby residents fear the project would tower over their backyards.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Four backyards in Rancho Palos Verdes were damaged Saturday evening by significant soil movement from the sinking land, but there was no structural damage to homes and no injuries were reported, according to a news update on the city’s website.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
City of Yes passed at the end of last year, promising to create more than 80,000 new homes over 15 years, in part by legalizing the creation of apartments in people’s backyards or basements of people’s single- and two-family homes.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
Designs are inspired by Bad Bunny's iconography, featuring cultural symbols like pavas (traditional hats worn by rural sugarcane farmers) and Monobloc chairs seen in everyday Puerto Rican life in backyards across the island—and featured on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
This oval chair looks great in backyards, patios, gardens, balconies, terraces, and plenty of other outdoor spaces, and it is made from premium handwoven PE wicker that’s made to last.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Sometimes the most fruitful foraging spots are private ranches, farms or backyards.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The problem is that NIMBYs actually want to dictate what happens in other people’s backyards.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Some nearby residents fear the project would tower over their backyards.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Four backyards in Rancho Palos Verdes were damaged Saturday evening by significant soil movement from the sinking land, but there was no structural damage to homes and no injuries were reported, according to a news update on the city’s website.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
City of Yes passed at the end of last year, promising to create more than 80,000 new homes over 15 years, in part by legalizing the creation of apartments in people’s backyards or basements of people’s single- and two-family homes.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
Designs are inspired by Bad Bunny's iconography, featuring cultural symbols like pavas (traditional hats worn by rural sugarcane farmers) and Monobloc chairs seen in everyday Puerto Rican life in backyards across the island—and featured on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
This oval chair looks great in backyards, patios, gardens, balconies, terraces, and plenty of other outdoor spaces, and it is made from premium handwoven PE wicker that’s made to last.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Sometimes the most fruitful foraging spots are private ranches, farms or backyards.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The problem is that NIMBYs actually want to dictate what happens in other people’s backyards.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Backyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyards. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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