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Recent Examples of farmyard
Now open, the Activity Yard is an all-access pass to farmyard fun featuring Tiny Town – a pint-sized kids village – hillside slide, paint-a-farm-truck, farm animals, corn bin, bubble stations and more.
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The colorful farmyard background pairs with cutout animal pieces, giving kids the option to complete the puzzle in steps or dive right in and assemble the whole scene.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Such an outbreak is not particularly surprising; the reason the vast majority of milk is pasteurized (heated briefly to kill germs) is because milk can easily pick up nasty pathogens in the farmyard that can cause severe illnesses, particularly in children.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The colorful farmyard background pairs with cutout animal pieces, giving kids the option to complete the puzzle in steps or dive right in and assemble the whole scene.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Such an outbreak is not particularly surprising; the reason the vast majority of milk is pasteurized (heated briefly to kill germs) is because milk can easily pick up nasty pathogens in the farmyard that can cause severe illnesses, particularly in children.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmyard
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Eco effort The on-site organic farm, close relations with local farmers and fisherfolk, and a total ban on single-use plastics can be expected from a resort of this calibre.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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The Moroccan immigrants who staff this berry farm appear to live simple lives, spending their days on repetitive manual labor and their evenings in shabby housing with minimal material possessions.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Tucked away in south-central Washington, about 145 miles southeast of Seattle, the Yakima Valley stretches across fertile farmland framed by rolling hills, basalt ridges, and the winding Yakima River.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Four days a week, three-hour sightseeing train rides chug east and west from the historic train depot in Staunton, affording short-line passengers breathtaking views across farmland and verdant forests.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Anhydrous ammonia is caustic and must be handled as a compressed gas, but given the high nitrogen content, technology was developed to store and transport so it could be injected into cropland.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Large cropland areas replace diverse habitats.—
François Leroy,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Where to Stay The Harbor Inn Acoaxet The Harbor Inn began as a farm in the late 1700s and retains the feel of a colonial farmstead.—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Hawk Valley Retreat and Cottages Just two turns and 8 miles from lovely Galena, Illinois, Hawk Valley is an idyllic adults-only retreat on a former 1830s farmstead.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
6 May 2026
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Known for looking romantic and a little overgrown, the cottage garden aesthetic pairs beautifully with so many interior trends—from maximalist to farmhouse to, of course, cottagecore.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
17 May 2026
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For a restaurant outside of the hotel, Gladstone Tavern offers American fare in an 1847 colonial farmhouse.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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State and county authorities took possession of dozens of bison from a private ranch in northwestern Colorado on Saturday and expect to charge the owner with multiple counts of cruelty to animals.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The images focus on ranch workers who actually still work, some on precision, horse-riding teams that continue to perform in rodeos that stick around year after year.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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“Farmyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmyard. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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