yards 1 of 2

plural of yard

yards

2 of 2

noun (2)

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

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Manning scrambled for 13 yards on the first play of overtime but then left the field appearing to be experiencing pain in his upper body. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025 After Mountain View was forced to punt on the next possession, Blair caught the punt in mid-stride and returned it 35 yards to the Mountain View 5-yard line. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025 Aedan Borges had 28 carries for 200 yards and two touchdowns while adding 10 tackles and a field goal in Joseph Case’s 25-22 victory over Seekonk. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 All three phases scored touchdowns against the Gophers in the game’s first 18 minutes, and the Hawkeyes allowed just 133 total yards. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Yards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yards. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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