playground
noun
play·ground
ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd 
1
: a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children
2
: an area known or suited for activity of a specified sort
a vacation playground
Examples of playground in a Sentence
The island was a playground of the rich and famous until the 1950s.
These mountains are a playground for hikers, skiers, and nature lovers.
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—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
That effort appears on the same Christian crowdfunding platform where hundreds of thousands of dollars were raised for a Minnesota woman who admitted to using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground earlier this year.
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Banyan Bunch over at Harborside is a fun indoor playground-like space with arts and crafts as well as recreational amenities.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
And as Jazz chauffeurs Will and Carlton toward their new playgrounds, a stop brings the past and present together in a super-meta meeting of the Wills.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
That effort appears on the same Christian crowdfunding platform where hundreds of thousands of dollars were raised for a Minnesota woman who admitted to using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground earlier this year.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Banyan Bunch over at Harborside is a fun indoor playground-like space with arts and crafts as well as recreational amenities.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playground
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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playground. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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playground
noun
play·ground
ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd
: a piece of land used for games and recreation especially by children
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