backyards

noun

plural of backyard
as in vicinities
an adjoining region or space shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard

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Recent Examples of backyards The men considered renting out brick and mortar bars for backyards, but that proved too complicated. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026 Few things bridge South Florida cultures better than the mango, the juicy-sticky-sweet tropical tree fruit that avalanches our backyards all summer long. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Bears have been seen entering residential homes and roaming backyards along the Front Range, and even helping themselves to M&Ms in luxury hotels in the high country. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026 My neighborhood Nextdoor app, which covers a wide swath in DeKalb County and surrounding areas, has been lighting up in recent weeks with reports of coyotes spotted in backyards, city streets and even schoolyards. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Homes, basements, backyards and city streets have flooded as far as seven blocks south of the riverbank, and evacuated homeowners are returning to scrape together supplies and salvage belongings. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026 One backyard might tell you who is hogging the sunflower seeds, but thousands of backyards observed over decades can tell scientists much more. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The most pivotal scenes take place in parking lots, backyards, drab police-station hallways — spaces characterized by their mundanity. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 The backyards of several homes on Sunny View Road in Bel Air now look more like construction zones. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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