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backyard

[bak-yahrd] / ˈbækˈjɑrd /
NOUN
expanse behind house
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
front yard


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The main character of Maea’s “Pasado/Futuro” No-Movie, the Being, sprang from the show “L.A. Fonts,” in the artist Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.’s backyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It does mean that you should make sure you clean your own backyard.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“It’s territorial in a literal physical sense — the ground, your backyard, your community, the park that you love.”

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

The city of Bremerton will let you put two ADUs in your backyard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Suddenly, the cliffside and roaring ocean disappeared, and Frank and Joe were standing in their backyard.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Participating artists not only play on porches and front stoops in the Mission District but also in backyards, parklets, storefronts and district venues.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

While many barbers began working from home or their backyards , Hector bought the bus and redesigned it into a mobile barbershop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Base Power is racing to build and install tens of thousands of batteries in residential backyards and become one of the country’s largest developers of battery storage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

It was also seen swimming in a river, and climbing over fences across backyards.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

The merchants live above their businesses, so I was essentially in their backyards.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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