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
Since early construction began, many of the critters who used to frequent their backyards have already scattered.
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Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
People dream about backyards, school districts and a kitchen where everyone gathers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The show featured around 150 local home improvement companies specializing in remodeling, exteriors, windows and doors, electrical and backyards.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Crews bait all alleys and parkways, and residents' backyards with permission.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
But for Marsh and others, an array of massive towers and power lines planted in their backyards would forever change their pristine piece of Texas.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Yet, these sleek, wild, predator cats roam the foothills and mountains from Ventura to San Diego, slipping in and out of millions of backyards and dozens of local canyons mostly unseen, except for those fuzzy images captured by trail cameras and home surveillance videos.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Such foresight can be hard for many people, and some gateway communities worry that the reservation system would reduce the economic benefit of the parks in their backyards.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
Searchers looked in backyards, knocked on doors and pounded the pavement.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
People dream about backyards, school districts and a kitchen where everyone gathers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The show featured around 150 local home improvement companies specializing in remodeling, exteriors, windows and doors, electrical and backyards.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Crews bait all alleys and parkways, and residents' backyards with permission.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
But for Marsh and others, an array of massive towers and power lines planted in their backyards would forever change their pristine piece of Texas.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Yet, these sleek, wild, predator cats roam the foothills and mountains from Ventura to San Diego, slipping in and out of millions of backyards and dozens of local canyons mostly unseen, except for those fuzzy images captured by trail cameras and home surveillance videos.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Such foresight can be hard for many people, and some gateway communities worry that the reservation system would reduce the economic benefit of the parks in their backyards.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
Searchers looked in backyards, knocked on doors and pounded the pavement.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Backyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyards. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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