Thesaurus results for FEEDLOT

feedlot

noun

Definition of feedlot

as in ranch

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Recent Examples of feedlot In Texas, feedlots where Mexican cows were fattened up were hit hard, and that also affected beef supply in the United States. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026 Victims in the case included feedlots, ranchers and cattle purchasers, investigators said. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026 Experts speculated that dry-lot cows can’t sweat as freely as free-range cows, and that weather and feedlot conditions contributed to deadly heat exhaustion. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feedlot

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Noun

The Flax Estate and Vineyard in Sonoma County wine country, once part of Hollywood actor Fred MacMurray’s ranch, has evolved into an expanse that’s home to a vintage farmhouse, caretaker’s cottage and modern home.

— Kat Tran October 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Today, shooters working for Maui Nui Venison take deer from private ranches each night.

— Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranch

Noun

This is the fourth consecutive year Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena has hosted the championship, making the stockyards city the de facto home of NCAA gymnastics.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Here, rather like the Chicago stockyards, thousands of dairy cows are fed in crowded feedlots by a method called intensive and dry-lot feeding, or, alternately, kept indoors in barns.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

Definition of stockyard

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Looking confused, the Parrots deserved an Academy Award for their acting skills, because on their third play, quarterback King Exusdus took the snap from shotgun formation and sprinted 82 yards for a touchdown.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
That’s a considerable drop off for a player who combined for 1,131 yards from scrimmage (911 rushing) and 10 TDs in his rookie season last year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of yard

Noun

The Baldwins are Christian and raise their cows in line with their understanding that, according to the Bible, cows are meant to live on pasture and eat grass.

— Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Montana's father helped build War Angel Farms' roads, fences and pastures.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026