feedlot

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Recent Examples of feedlot After the feedlot, most of the cattle are shipped to nearby meatpacking plants, where they’re processed, sorted, and packed for national distribution. Elly Fishman, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025 Arizona feedlots and Mexican ranchers are feeling the effects of a second border closure to cattle imports. Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025 Cows are seen standing in a feedlot on June 14, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 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 See All Example Sentences for feedlot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedlot
Noun
  • More than 50 years after its construction, this 1,959-square-foot ranch remains in near perfect condition, giving a rare glimpse into midcentury modern living.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Since the mid-1990s, Springsteen’s primary residence has been a sprawling horse ranch in Colts Neck, New Jersey, not far from his hometown of Freehold.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The American Royal’s evolution But existing as a piece of the local fabric couldn’t stop the 50-year-old American Royal building from deteriorating or make the back payments on stockyard land.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Mexican migrants began arriving to work in the city’s stockyards and meatpacking plants as early as the mid-1800s.
    New York Times, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Green Bay turned the ball over twice and lost on a 49-yard field goal at the final gun in a 16-13 defeat at the hands of the visiting Carolina Panthers last week.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Envision has put this into action by reforesting the site, where many of the trees were cut down in the mid-20th century to make space for a cattle pasture.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
  • It is slated to include an 11,767-square-foot temple and 10 homes along with a farm, cow pasture, flower garden, dining hall, book shop and classrooms.
    Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feedlot. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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