stockyards

Definition of stockyardsnext
plural of stockyard
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Noun
  • Those three teams all ranked in the top seven in points against and yards against last season.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Last season, in 11 games, Kittle caught 57 passes for 628 yards and seven touchdowns.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Channel Islands National Park, California A throwback to old California, the five-island park preserves paleolithic digs, frontier-era ranches and relics of Spanish exploration.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • But unlike plenty of wealthy investors who buy ranches as status symbols or hunting playgrounds, Turner viewed his properties as restoration projects.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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“Stockyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockyards. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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