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Recent Examples of dooryard
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.
—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
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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The causes of death have been revealed for the three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were found dead in the backyard of their friend's home in January 2024.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Police found the bodies in the backyard of a house on NW 83rd Terrace in the city on Jan. 9, 2024.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The image of the Hadids in Pennsylvania is not a new one: Gigi and Bella are horse girls, transplanted from the canyons of Malibu to the pastures of Bucks County, digging in the herb garden or swatting mosquitoes on Instagram Live.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2025
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Readers are treated to a variety of gardens: from the English country garden of Emma Burns in Oxforshire to the paradise Veere Grenney created in Tangier, from the terrace garden of Timothy Whealon in New York’s Gramercy Park to the tropical escape of Michelle Nussbaumer in Mexico.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 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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Kristen makes some noise about a contractor, but that’s not soon enough for Sister Andrea, who tells Ben to get some bricks from the churchyard and start the work ASAP.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 July 2024
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“Dooryard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dooryard. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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