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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.
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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
In Kentucky, Mary Berry explained, calves typically stay with their mothers for six months until they’re weaned and shipped off to feedlots.
—Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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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
In Kentucky, Mary Berry explained, calves typically stay with their mothers for six months until they’re weaned and shipped off to feedlots.
—Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedlot
Noun
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The letter in earlier promotional materials was stylized like the fictional ranch’s brand.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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For five years, Addie Bojorquez had been bonding with Tommy, her favorite horse, at a ranch near her family’s home in Hollister, California.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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At that point, the suspect drove off, dragging the officer approximately 100 yards with his arm inside the car.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Mountain Campus features pastures, hills, lakes, log cabins, an old mill, and hiking trails leading to the House O’ Dreams, a large stone and board-and-batten cottage on top of Lavender Mountain.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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The badger prefers habitats with short grass, such as fields and pastures.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feedlot. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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