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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Recent Examples of park
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
About 100 feet away, a metal post denoted the park’s boundary.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
While many of Charlotte’s most popular ones grew around dense, walkable clusters of restaurants and bars — places where visitors can park once and spend the evening moving from one establishment to another — University City evolved differently.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Example factors included the cost of a medical visit, premature death rates, access to mental health counselors, fruit and vegetable consumption, fitness and instruction centers per capita, physically active adults, parkland and quality of parks.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
About 100 feet away, a metal post denoted the park’s boundary.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Police recommended people who park in public lots or garages install a security or anti-theft system, and make sure it's marked on the car.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
While many of Charlotte’s most popular ones grew around dense, walkable clusters of restaurants and bars — places where visitors can park once and spend the evening moving from one establishment to another — University City evolved differently.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for park
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Gonzales is certainly a name to watch in Charlotte’s quarterback battle, throwing for 6,682 yards, 51 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions spanning three years at Western Carolina.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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At the start of 2026, the city began operating three drones, all of which are stationed at Poudre Fire Authority stations on the city's northern and southern edges.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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After a seamless check-in process with the front-desk staffers stationed in the stylish Library Lounge, I was escorted to my room, which had north- and west-facing windows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Officers located her at a nearby hotel and arrested her without incident.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The victim was shot outside the deli located on Bronxwood Ave.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The jury found that the trooper and another radioed a false location to headquarters before entering the apartment, and one of them decided to plant a gun at the scene afterward before his partner persuaded him against it.—
Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Participants will make a seed ball that can be planted to grow wildflowers.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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As fuel prices continue to rise, companies indexed to higher-income customers may be best positioned to weather the elements, according to Deutsche Bank.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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That officer turned on their overhead lights and positioned the patrol vehicle to block the lanes of traffic for safety.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Each stamp is accompanied by contextual text that situates the object within the broader Revolutionary narrative.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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It is situated between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula to the northeast and Eritrea and Djibouti in Africa on the west.—
Flavio Macau,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Last year, for Nowruz, the Persian new year, the couple camped on the southern island of Qeshm for 20 days.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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As far back as 2012, people without homes camped along the Coyote Creek near Story Road.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Once Orion blazes through Earth's atmosphere, a protective heat shield will be cast off to make way for parachutes to deploy and slow the vehicle down.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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During the chase, a deputy got out of his patrol vehicle to try to deploy stop sticks in the truck's path, but the driver rammed the deputy's vehicle.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/park. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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