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Recent Examples of feedlot
While the majority of American beef is produced domestically, the US routinely imports young cattle from Mexico to fatten up in American feedlots, says David Anderson, a professor and livestock economist at Texas A&M University.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Prices of feeder cattle, livestock that is purchased for fattening, were already at a record high, and Arizona feedlots braced for even higher purchase costs.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Unlike industrial feedlots—where thousands of cattle are confined to small spaces—the Koufs use rotational grazing, allowing livestock to naturally fertilize the land while maintaining healthy pastures.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Unlike traditional veal, which typically comes from young cattle raised in unsanitary feedlots, rose veal (also called rose beef) is always pasture-raised, and can be purchased online from Our Home Place Meat, a cooperative of farmers dedicated to high animal welfare standards.
—Bob Perry, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Prices of feeder cattle, livestock that is purchased for fattening, were already at a record high, and Arizona feedlots braced for even higher purchase costs.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Unlike industrial feedlots—where thousands of cattle are confined to small spaces—the Koufs use rotational grazing, allowing livestock to naturally fertilize the land while maintaining healthy pastures.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Unlike traditional veal, which typically comes from young cattle raised in unsanitary feedlots, rose veal (also called rose beef) is always pasture-raised, and can be purchased online from Our Home Place Meat, a cooperative of farmers dedicated to high animal welfare standards.
—Bob Perry, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedlot
Noun
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For now, the trainer plans to move into the ranch that Ramos and her husband recently bought in Broward County to have Pegasus nearby.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fans of milder sauces can choose between classic ranch, honey barbecue, and honey mustard.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All that remains of the stockyards is its gate, which includes a sculpted version of a prize-winning steer.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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The steep bluffs between downtown (which was spreading south from the river) and the West Bottoms, where the train station stockyards and other industries were located, presented a very vertical obstacle.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
Noun
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In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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After collecting 147 total yards and one touchdown on 47 touches over the first three games, Jeanty accounted for 155 total yards and three touchdowns on 23 touches Sunday.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just off Helen Highway, the coffee shop opens onto rolling pastures dotted with grazing cows and sweeping views of Yonah Mountain.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feedlot. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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