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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
The park is across the bay from Starbase and draws a good crowd, offering a view of ships on the bay that frame the towering Starship launch pad. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026 So how did the vast, serene plot of land near Griffin’s home that was promised to be a future park land suddenly become the future site of a hub for cloud collection and artificial intelligence? — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
Employees working at businesses in the area as well as ride share and delivery drivers will also be allowed to park or pass through the closed area. — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026 Prepare to spend a couple more dollars to park your car at Kansas City International Airport. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 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
  • Leading 7-3 at halftime, Wheaton Warrenville South (4-2) scored on its first two drives of the second half to go up 21-3 on Rogers’ 6-yard pass to Blake Ittersagen and a 15-yard run by Malaki Thomas.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Trojans have yielded 10 yards per pass attempt this season and now could be without starter Alex Graham, who’s listed as questionable.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of yard
Verb
  • Ceer models will be built at a dedicated complex in the King Abdullah Economic City just north of Jeddah, and suppliers will also be stationed nearby.
    — Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kingsolver came into the world in 1955 in Annapolis, Maryland, where her father, Wendell, was stationed after being drafted into the Navy, and where her mother, Virginia, suffered from what was likely postpartum depression.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • Since then, his settings have become harder to locate in the contemporary world.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • These farms are located in the best Premier and Grand Cru villages in the Montagne de Reims, including Verzenay (which makes up about 45 percent of the cuvée), Verzy, Ludes, and Mailly.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • Communities have planted trees for medicine, firewood and crafts along the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in a bid to reduce pressure on gorilla habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Avoid planting them in areas where other legumes have been grown over the past two years, and look for pea varieties known for their shoots and tendrils.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of plant
Verb
  • Their telescoping design allows the sensors to be positioned above the submarine while keeping the main platform below the water.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That may well be why Muse has taken the AI world by storm and why Meta may be best positioned of all to create an agentic AI that feels as natural to interact with as talking to a friend online.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • Guastavino’s, a seven-thousand-square-foot event venue situated under the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge, had been treating a small park out front as its private property—roping it off and shooing away pedestrians.
    — Parker Henry, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • However, our neighborhood turned into the focus of news outlets, as nearly all of the houses situated on the ridge around 260 acres of grass and trees were destroyed, except for the six of us at the top.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of situate
Verb
  • Dozens of outlets, ranging from CNN and ITV News to PMC’s very own Variety and Hollywood Reporter, were camped outside the NRG train station.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Starting first thing Sunday morning, the Fight Club actor’s fans had been camping out by the entrance to the María Cristina Hotel, where the movie stars attending the San Sebastián Film Festival are staying since the showcase kicked off on Friday.
    — Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of camp
Verb
  • With the 14th test flight of Starship, Elon Musk’s aerospace and defense company also plans to deploy 26 of its new Starlink V3 satellites.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • China has long used the pandas as part of its diplomacy globally, deploying the bears in loan programs as expressions of goodwill and letting loan agreements lapse when tensions arise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of deploy

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