farmyard

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Recent Examples of farmyard Whether furry pets, farmyard animals, or creatures of the wild, animal antics are endlessly fascinating. Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 Originating in Bern, Switzerland, these dogs were bred as versatile farm helpers, excelling in tasks like herding, drafting, and protecting the farmyard. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Old Trafford was good for ducks of the farmyard variety. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the arrival of five new Guinea hog piglets to the farmyard family, according to a release. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for farmyard 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmyard
Noun
  • Pepe and others figured out that La Migra raided the fields toward the end of the harvest season, and the farm owners were in on it.
    Araceli Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The Chinese government responded with a series of retaliatory steps, including additional tariffs on coal, natural gas, farm machinery and other products from the United States.
    Ana Swanson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ada County had over 430,000 acres of farmland at its peak in 1945 but dropped to about 110,000 acres by 2024, according to prior Idaho Statesman reporting.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Among the biggest potential beneficiaries of Trump’s executive order is the Westlands Water District, which covers 1,000 square miles of farmland and relies primarily on delta water to produce almonds, pistachios, and tomatoes, among other crops — generating over $3 billion in sales annually.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Today, Israeli forces still surround it, and his croplands are destroyed.
    Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Some 24 million hectares of croplands had been left to their own devices.
    ByDan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Others survived on farmsteads, where their fruit was fed to pigs or turned into cider, says William Thomas Okie, a historian at Kennesaw State University, who has written about peaches but was not involved in the new research.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
  • But the Victorian farmstead is not just a capsule suspended in time.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Nestled in the countryside of La Grange, Texas, the home draws inspiration from classic European farmhouses, incorporating a swooping roofline and a mix of stone and wood finishes, giving the home cozy curb appeal.
    Cece Lesesne, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The kitchen had a farmhouse kitchen sink, double ovens and an island, and the formal dining room had wainscotting.
    Addie Morfoot, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Stanko invited Vail and dozens of pro-wolf advocates and researchers to her ranch for a summit.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Alas, the four of them had no means to travel out of harm’s way — until Bode, Jake, Eve and her father galloped up on a quartet of horses, to carry them back to the ranch.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Jan. 2025

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