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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
Noun
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The precocious Church was embraced by the Cole household at a farm, known as Cedar Grove, in Catskill.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In 1998, as many as 1,000 birds – mostly pelicans, wading birds and raptors – died around Lake Apopka, a tragedy blamed on poisoning from the pesticides used on the muck farms.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The Colorado River provides water for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland, from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The 120 acres, which is currently being used for farmland, is located approximately east of Benton Street and north of 117th Avenue.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Thoresen is a co- owner and manager at Kvitnes Gård, a farmstead, fine-dining restaurant and guesthouse in Norway’s Lofoten Islands.—
Karen Gardiner,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Also part of that brief is Clara Ostrander, who had hoped a solar project would help protect two farmsteads in Milan Township that have been in her family for over 150 years.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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If your vibe is French country or farmhouse chic, this flirty, feminine duvet cover set checks all the boxes.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
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The celebration appeared to take place at Hadid's elegant Pennsylvania farmhouse.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Now, Californians can’t build a home, can’t afford to buy a home, and can’t buy land to build multiple homes for a family ranch or compound.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Farmyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmyard. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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