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noun

ˈpärk How to pronounce park (audio)
Definition of parknext
as in yard
the area around and belonging to a building the tycoon's country estate is surrounded by a 500-acre park

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verb

as in to station

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Recent Examples of park
Noun
To the east of the park, plans include 165 miles of vehicle barriers. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 New Atlas The rides were in varying stages of decay, and there seemed to be a lot of orphaned carousel horses from other amusement centers dotted across the park. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
Short- and medium-term paper is an especially a good place to park non-emergency cash earmarked for use within five years. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 Plenty of parking spaces Meanwhile, fans who travel by car will have plenty of space to park. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for park
Recent Examples of Synonyms for park
  1. yard
  2. station
  3. locate
  4. plant
  5. position
  6. situate
  7. camp
  8. deploy
Noun
  • Eduard Löwen played an inward-arcing corner kick and the 6-foot-1 Beecher slammed home a header from 5 yards out in the 27th minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Blue finished with 19 yards on eight carries, while Mafah finished with nine yards on four carries before exiting with a chest injury.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of yard
Verb
  • Daemon brings troops and his dragon Caraxes, but holds out on laying siege for as long as possible, especially as Ormund has stationed children on the battlements and in front of the gates to the city.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That estimate is based on roughly 2,500 members being stationed in DC from October 2026 through January 2029.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • Arkansas Baptist College, a private, historically Black college located several blocks east of Little Rock's Central High School, is expanding its student housing with the acquisition of a La Quinta Inn in downtown Little Rock.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wyoming Whiskey is located in the small town of Kirby—and this is truly a small town, with only about 60 full-time residents based there.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • The message was about taking care of one another — a seed Dyer has worked hard to plant and grow since leaving his electrical engineering career more than a decade ago to become a Presbyterian minister.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Wilson’s draft night peers await The Bulls rookie planted his flag some time ago.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of plant
Verb
  • Scrub technologists and circulating nurses prepare and manage instruments, maintain sterility, position the patient with millimeter precision for complex spine or cranial approaches, and anticipate needs before they are spoken.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Blood was found on the sheets, her head had been positioned below a pillow, and a nightgown had been pulled over her waistline, according to the arrest report.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • On Tuesday, voters will decide whether to allow the city to partner with a private company to return the unique stadium situated on Virginia Key across the water from downtown Miami to its former glory.
    — David Fischer, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Luwi was waiting outside the fence of the airport, which is situated in the center of Goroka, its runway stretching almost as long as the town itself.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of situate
Verb
  • Videos have shown several soldiers shaking hands, sharing drinks and praying with the settlers camped outside the Palestinians’ homes.
    — Guy Davies, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In Pereira, families camped in Olaya Herrera park covered their tents with plastic, while flooding was reported at Hospital Universitario San Jorge.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of camp
Verb
  • The Lincoln, which has been deployed for more than eight months, has been facing reports of widespread morale and mental health issues, as the conflict continues with no clear end in sight.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Its combat efforts have prevented it from making stops at friendly ports, where deployed vessels can typically renew supplies and sailors can rest.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of deploy

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