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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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Noun
Exit the vehicle in park and the doors lock and the handles recess flush in about 20 seconds. James Raia, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 Before the Gov Ball sound engineers cut his mic out of respect for the park’s strict curfew and noise ordinance, Pretty Flacko had to take time out to reminisce about his own breakout. Rob Kenner, VIBE.com, 8 June 2026
Verb
Larger groups such as a school bus of children or the Broward County Historic Preservation Board, which recently visited the museum, have to park on the street in front of the homes neighboring Bethel House, Gage said. Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 Some rates to park a book would rise by 400%. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for park
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Noun
  • The play started innocently enough with Tab Ramos bouncing a one-hop pass to Paul Caligiuri, who played the ball off his chest 40 yards from goal.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • If Sutton was bracketed, Nix often didn’t have a consistent deep threat last year, and finished 17th in the NFL in completion percentage of throws 20-plus yards downfield.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • As a paralegal in the JAG Corps, he was stationed in the largest military jurisdiction in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
    K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • The Air WACs [Women’s Army Corps] stationed here were elated but subdued.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Lama Kazi Sherpa, of the SPCC, told Reuters that his team located Hillary Dawa above Base Camp near the icefall and brought him down to safety.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • Goodwill of Southern California and CVS Pharmacy on June 3 opened the CVS Health® Career Skills Lab located at the Goodwill headquarters in Lincoln Heights.
    Marianne Love, Daily News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The city should not give away its most valuable land opportunity to the first institution willing to plant a flag.
    Christos Korgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • After the Soviet flag is planted on the lunar surface for a second time, there's talk of Soviet missions to Venus and building bases on the Moon.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • This new round of talks comes as Pakistan has been attempting to position itself as a regional mediator in the wake of the US-Iran war.
    Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Morgan Moses has been limited in OTA practices but has been positioned at right tackle with the first-team unit.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The new rules do not allow cart-sharing for residents of single family homes situated side by side or across the alley from each other, or residents of a homeowner’s association spanning condominiums in multiple buildings.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
  • With a name that's oh-so-French, Vogüé is situated on the Ardèche river flowing through its namesake region, near the beautiful Parque Natural Regional de los Montes de Ardèche.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Wyatt said the man appeared to have camped at the property, using cushions to make what Wyatt described as a fort near a cliff.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • Patti Arnold, a longtime Grand Junction sportswriter and JUCO volunteer who died last year, wrote in a 2017 book on the tournament that fans would camp in front of Suplizio Field the night before the first JUCO game, before seating was expanded at the stadium.
    James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • In cyberspeak, greenfield attack surfaces are potential vulnerabilities that arise from deploying brand-new technology.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • After the warning, the Lebanese army deployed to the Christian district of Tyre in an effort to prevent Israeli attacks there and to show that Hezbollah has no armed presence in the area.
    Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

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“Park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/park. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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