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Recent Examples of dooryard
These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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
Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dooryard
Noun
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For the analysis in Harrison Ranch, one home with four bedrooms and two bathrooms under about 1,600 square feet — and a caged pool in the backyard — was valued by county appraisers at $315,021 last year.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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While helpful instructions are included, assembly in the backyard is self-explanatory.—
Sandi Schwartz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
Noun
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There's a world of garden activity once the sun goes down, when nighttime pollinators appear.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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There are lessons for home gardeners in this new garden, said Sterman.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Greek Festival Food, music and dance fill the churchyard at Holy Trinity Cathedral during one of the largest cultural festivals of the year in downtown Salt Lake City.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
5 Sep. 2024
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Kristen makes some noise about a contractor, but that’s not soon enough for Sister Andrea, who tells Ben to get some bricks from the churchyard and start the work ASAP.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 July 2024
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“Dooryard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dooryard. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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