Yazoo
Americannoun
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a city in W central Mississippi.
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a river flowing SW from N Mississippi into the Mississippi River at Vicksburg. 188 miles (303 km) long.
Example Sentences
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That reflects a recent market selloff and concerns about disruptions at CF Industries’ Yazoo City plant, Macquarie says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
During the set, she floated back and forth between songs from her solo career and those she made with Yazoo alongside Vince Clarke, who had previously served as keyboardist for Depeche Mode.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
After capturing the animal, the hunters hoisted it with a forklift and posed for a picture at Red Antler Processing in the Mississippi Delta town of Yazoo City.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023
Its residents live with the risk of flooding should the backwater levees along the Yazoo fail.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
Rydell lived way down River Road, along the Yazoo, in a dilapidated old house that he claimed had been in Greenwood since before the Civil War.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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