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as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls) inmates are allowed an hour of exercise in the prison's inner yard

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noun (2)

as in ton
a considerable amount a composer who produced yards of gorgeous music over the course of a long career

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Photo : Gregory White/Seattle Home Photography A cold plunge and an infrared sauna are integrated into the yard. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 May 2025 Arsenal embarrassed Champions League holders Real Madrid in their own back yard after smashing the Spanish side 3-0 at home a week earlier. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 Austin Wells then left the yard in solo fashion in the ninth. Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025 Their 47-year-old son, who was staying in an RV in the back yard, was awakened when a third and more powerful storm hit and overturned the RV, Diane Bell said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yard

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“Yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yard. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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