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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.
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
By 1886 four stockyards had been built near the railroads.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Johnson started working at age 6, getting blood out of the overalls of a stockyard working neighbor.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Mars used the inheritance to raise purebred Hereford cattle and to buy a stockyard.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
By 1886 four stockyards had been built near the railroads.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Johnson started working at age 6, getting blood out of the overalls of a stockyard working neighbor.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Mars used the inheritance to raise purebred Hereford cattle and to buy a stockyard.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockyard
Noun
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That results in less milk yield for dairy cows and less beef yields from feedlot cattle.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Just six yards out, Teze powered a header on target, but Vicario spread himself across the goal and palmed his shot away.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In last week’s 56-31 dismantling of previously unbeaten UNLV, Boise State called a fake punt in the fourth quarter, and Doyle delivered again, on an 11-yard pass play to tight end Matt Wagner.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This classic recipe is complemented by slivers of bacon and ranch, two Southern favorites.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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For men, the Cody James Wyatt jean is a bestseller, given its durability as well as stretch that works for everyday or on the ranch.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Stockyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyard. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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