back·yard
ˈbak-ˈyärd 
1
: an area at the rear of a house
2
: a nearby area : neighborhood
crimes committed in our own backyard
: located or occurring in a backyard
a backyard barbecue
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Noun
We spent the evening relaxing in the backyard.
shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
Adjective
an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists
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The Week Staff, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Smaller companies should focus their early talent recruiting and hiring efforts on the students and graduates from colleges and universities in their backyard.
—Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
Since 2022, about 22.9 million birds from backyard flocks and commercial facilities have been destroyed to keep the virus at bay in Iowa, the nation's top egg producer, according to USDA data.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
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Noun
Outside are large front and back decks and a fenced backyard with a lawn and pea-gravel sitting area.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Smaller companies should focus their early talent recruiting and hiring efforts on the students and graduates from colleges and universities in their backyard.
—Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
When entered by Chavez, as anticipated, his will mark the third guilty plea to come out of the investigation into Perry’s death; the actor was found dead in his backyard hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home in October.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
Since 2022, about 22.9 million birds from backyard flocks and commercial facilities have been destroyed to keep the virus at bay in Iowa, the nation's top egg producer, according to USDA data.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backyard. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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