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dooryard

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Definition of dooryard

as in backyard

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Recent Examples of dooryard These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025 Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house. — Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 Volunteers tend to the home's dooryard gardens, which offered sustenance and herbs for home remedies or dyes for clothing during Colonial times. — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 13 July 2017

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To illustrate that concern, Lexington Select Board member Jill Hai took me to the backyard of a yellow clapboard two-story home with windows trimmed in red.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
On Tuesday, police are digging up the backyard of the Olney home with heavy equipment to search for human remains.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of backyard

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Multiple uses John LoRusso, UConn master gardener coordinator for Windham County, said that leaves are a free precious resource for gardens and wildlife, offering nutrients for the soil and helping plants better cope through the winter months.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
There are several different cultivars to choose from, and the blue, white and pastel pink colors available are very versatile when combined with other garden plants.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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An initial ceremony was held at Kyiv’s Spaskyi Lyceum, where Halyna had served as school principal for more than 20 years, before moving to a churchyard in the suburb of Zazymia, close to the former family home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Juliana, a Black girl, was found hanging in a North Charlotte churchyard May 8.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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