Thesaurus results for FEEDLOT

feedlot

noun

Definition of feedlot

as in ranch

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Recent Examples of feedlot 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 That results in less milk yield for dairy cows and less beef yields from feedlot cattle. — ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025 Such systems exemplify how geography and resource optimization can support sustainable meat production, especially in feedlots. — Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feedlot

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Noun

What began as a jean engineered for ranch work and rodeo competition has since become a versatile staple, worn by everyone from working cowboys to everyday consumers.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Americans have fallen in love with visiting teams and foreign visitors have become enamored, of all things, with American-size food portions and ranch dressing.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of ranch

Noun

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
Many national stockyards and stock shows closed in the 1970s, making Denver’s more attractive but also forcing producers to think about the value of large-scale animal gatherings, Fessenden said.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of stockyard

Noun

Drafted as a running back, Hawthorne served mainly as a backup, amassing 527 career rushing yards and seven touchdowns.

— Jim Barnes July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026
No Sacramento defender followed, so Amang hit Moon with the give-and-go pass into the 18-yard box.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026

Definition of yard

Noun

Tour du Mont Blanc across three countries Circling the highest peak in the Alps, the Tour du Mont Blanc crosses France, Italy and Switzerland, delivering high pastures, jagged glaciers and comfortable lodgings at the end of each day.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Up in the Catskills, a farmer named Max Yasgur was getting his pasture ready for a little concert called Woodstock.

— Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026