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Recent Examples of dooryard
These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia.
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Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.
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Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2024
Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house.
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Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson,
Washington Post,
10 Mar. 2022
Volunteers tend to the home's dooryard gardens, which offered sustenance and herbs for home remedies or dyes for clothing during Colonial times.
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Dennis Hohenberger,
Courant Community,
13 July 2017
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.
—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2024
Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house.
—
Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson,
Washington Post,
10 Mar. 2022
Volunteers tend to the home's dooryard gardens, which offered sustenance and herbs for home remedies or dyes for clothing during Colonial times.
—
Dennis Hohenberger,
Courant Community,
13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dooryard
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The Yoleny Inflatable Glamping Tent, $250 at Amazon, elevates any backyard or campsite in minutes.
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Any residents on the 300 block of Front Street are being asked to exit their homes through their backyards.
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Summer pruning removes the flowers that produce winter interest in the garden.
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With an extensive inventory of construction materials, tools, appliances, garden equipment and more, has been a go-to resource for home improvement since 1978.
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In Wuthering Heights, both Catherine and Heathcliff die in part by willing themselves into the grave—so much so there is worry that they won’t be allowed burial in the churchyard.
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Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral.
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“Dooryard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dooryard. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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