Thesaurus results for FEEDLOT

feedlot

noun

Definition of feedlot

as in ranch

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Recent Examples of feedlot Experts speculated that dry-lot cows can’t sweat as freely as free-range cows, and that weather and feedlot conditions contributed to deadly heat exhaustion. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026 In Texas, feedlots where Mexican cows were fattened up were hit hard, and that also affected beef supply in the United States. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Victims in the case included feedlots, ranchers and cattle purchasers, investigators said. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026 Such systems exemplify how geography and resource optimization can support sustainable meat production, especially in feedlots. — Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feedlot

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Noun

Once the ranch opens, the program will be free and offered as an option for those who are Medicaid-eligible through partnering organizations throughout the state.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Videos of World Cup tourists trying — and raving — about Taco Bell, ranch dressing, even gas station Twinkies, have become the most durable meme of this year’s tournament.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Definition of ranch

Noun

Here, rather like the Chicago stockyards, thousands of dairy cows are fed in crowded feedlots by a method called intensive and dry-lot feeding, or, alternately, kept indoors in barns.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Many national stockyards and stock shows closed in the 1970s, making Denver’s more attractive but also forcing producers to think about the value of large-scale animal gatherings, Fessenden said.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of stockyard

Noun

During first-half stoppage time, Mexicos’ César Montes received the ball inside the six-yard box, but Bellingham cleared what looked like a certain goal.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Attracting birds can include a variety of approaches beyond adding bird feeders or placing a birdbath in your yard.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

Definition of yard

Noun

Explore New England forests filled with sugar maple and hemlock, old carriage roads, and Green Mountain pastures in this National Historical Park.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
The mountains, undulating pasture and forest that surround Lanserhof Lans are a potent medicine in themselves.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026