as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space
shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
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as in amateur
being such only for recreation
an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists
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Recent Examples of backyard
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Head to your local park, beach, or even your backyard.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Fogerty’s current stage show did feel perhaps a bit oversized for the backyard BBQ settings of Stubb’s, but the intimacy of the venue helped shine a light on the rocker’s current warmth.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Flappers, or somebody will have a show in a house, in a backyard, on the roof of some place.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Head to your local park, beach, or even your backyard.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Staff Pick: The mad scramble for backyard eggs Naeema Fineley's backyard chicken coop in Georgia.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Fogerty’s current stage show did feel perhaps a bit oversized for the backyard BBQ settings of Stubb’s, but the intimacy of the venue helped shine a light on the rocker’s current warmth.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backyard
Noun
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Now draw an imaginary line diagonally through the Dipper's bowl from Dubhe (the upper right star in the bowl) down through Phecda (the lower left star in the bowl) and extend that line downward about twice the distance between those two stars and that will bring you to the vicinity of Cor Caroli.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Another small asteroid -- named 2025 TQ2 -- flew within Earth's vicinity the day after 2025 TF's approach, according to the Minor Planet Center.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Autumn has draped itself across the northern hemisphere, heralding the onset of longer, darker nights that serve as the perfect backdrop for amateur astronomers looking to explore the wonders of the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The up-and-comer also gained some notoriety around the same time, having won amateur night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem several times.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backyard. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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