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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.
—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
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
Noun
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Two of American music's living legends met for the first time in a Milwaukee backyard.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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The house sits on the edge of the Baka neighborhood, known for its leafy streets, upscale residences and lush, private gardens.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its fronds are strewn across churchyards worldwide during Palm Sunday processions to symbolize Christ’s last entry into Jerusalem, and palm leaves cover the Sukkot booths during the annual Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles as called for in Leviticus.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
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Greek Festival Food, music and dance fill the churchyard at Holy Trinity Cathedral during one of the largest cultural festivals of the year in downtown Salt Lake City.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
5 Sep. 2024
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“Dooryard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dooryard. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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