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dooryard

noun

Definition of dooryard

as in backyard

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Recent Examples of dooryard These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025 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

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The first image from the episode (see it above) shows Butters in what appears to be his backyard with the X-Pest exterminator guy, who has strapped on his tank of poison and has his sprayer wand at the ready.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Beyond the Huffmans’ backyard play structure for their two children lie woods and the chirping of birds.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of backyard

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Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Here the 40,000-square-foot wellness facility—the largest dedicated spa on Shura Island—includes 39 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms that overlook lagoons and gardens.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

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An initial ceremony was held at Kyiv’s Spaskyi Lyceum, where Halyna had served as school principal for more than 20 years, before moving to a churchyard in the suburb of Zazymia, close to the former family home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Juliana, a Black girl, was found hanging in a North Charlotte churchyard May 8.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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