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Recent Examples of farmyard
Whether furry pets, farmyard animals, or creatures of the wild, animal antics are endlessly fascinating.
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Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Originating in Bern, Switzerland, these dogs were bred as versatile farm helpers, excelling in tasks like herding, drafting, and protecting the farmyard.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Old Trafford was good for ducks of the farmyard variety.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the arrival of five new Guinea hog piglets to the farmyard family, according to a release.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
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Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Originating in Bern, Switzerland, these dogs were bred as versatile farm helpers, excelling in tasks like herding, drafting, and protecting the farmyard.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Old Trafford was good for ducks of the farmyard variety.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the arrival of five new Guinea hog piglets to the farmyard family, according to a release.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmyard
Noun
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Kremlin troll farms and bots made social media into a national and then global weapon.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Avian flu is devastating for farms because birds either die from the flu or are culled to prevent its further spread.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Senate included a similar amendment to the national defense bill in 2023 and there have been many bills in Congress aimed at limiting Chinese ownership of farmland in recent years.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Feb. 2025
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My mother and father made the conscious decision to move to Mississippi, where my great-grandparents owned 200 acres of farmland.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These WMAs are comprised of cropland, forest, lake and wetlands that serve to provide refuge for geese that may help alleviate the effects of hunting.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Groundwater protection Minnesota passed a Groundwater Protection Rule in 2019 that prohibits fall application of commercial fertilizer on 71% of cropland (approximately 1.1 million acres) in Southeastern Minnesota and over 9 million acres statewide.—
MinnPost,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Others survived on farmsteads, where their fruit was fed to pigs or turned into cider, says William Thomas Okie, a historian at Kennesaw State University, who has written about peaches but was not involved in the new research.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
25 Oct. 2024
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But the Victorian farmstead is not just a capsule suspended in time.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Keep scrolling to shop more deals on charming farmhouse furniture from Trisha Yearwood’s Wayfair line.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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After his monologue, the camera zooms out on Rambo on the farmhouse porch, and the credits roll.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now, in the inner circle of what will one day become an infamous cult, Evie becomes increasingly fascinated by their eerie, hidden ranch and with Suzanne, a magnetic older girl in the group.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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When Paramount+’s 1923 returns for Season 2 Sunday, the Dutton family will weather twin storms: the relentless Montana winter, and an even more relentless Donald Whitfield, who’s still hell-bent on acquiring Jake and Cara’s ranch by any means possible.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Farmyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmyard. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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