swing set
noun
US
: a wooden or metal structure that has swings hanging from it and that may have a slide or other things attached to it for children to play on
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Add a few pieces of entertainment for the little ones—a slide, a swing set, a playhouse, a sandbox, etc.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
The album cover shows the 23-year-old star upside down on a swing set, mary jane heels in the air, wearing a baby-pink dress against a blue sky.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
There is also a new swing set with traditional swings, a basket swing that can fit multiple kids at once and one that looks like a roller coaster seat.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Equipment will include features for children ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, including multiple slides and a swing set.
—Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
In another photo, the wife of country singer Jason Aldean is seen posing with her girlfriends on a swing set, with all of them sporting different bikinis.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Across the street from Oquendo — on land left by a 2020 home demolition by a separate company that the city does not plan to test — neighbors have erected a trampoline, swing set, and play structure that draws children from up and down the block, an aunt who lives nearby said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026
When Carrasco invited me into their backyard, which was lively with chickens and dogs, Ezra ran up, gave me a quick once-over, and then darted off to play on the swing set with his younger brother.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Children and teens run around the yard — playing basketball and soccer in the front, jumping on the trampoline and playing on a swing set in the back.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
The album cover shows the 23-year-old star upside down on a swing set, mary jane heels in the air, wearing a baby-pink dress against a blue sky.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
There is also a new swing set with traditional swings, a basket swing that can fit multiple kids at once and one that looks like a roller coaster seat.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Equipment will include features for children ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, including multiple slides and a swing set.
—Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
In another photo, the wife of country singer Jason Aldean is seen posing with her girlfriends on a swing set, with all of them sporting different bikinis.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Across the street from Oquendo — on land left by a 2020 home demolition by a separate company that the city does not plan to test — neighbors have erected a trampoline, swing set, and play structure that draws children from up and down the block, an aunt who lives nearby said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026
When Carrasco invited me into their backyard, which was lively with chickens and dogs, Ezra ran up, gave me a quick once-over, and then darted off to play on the swing set with his younger brother.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Children and teens run around the yard — playing basketball and soccer in the front, jumping on the trampoline and playing on a swing set in the back.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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