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
Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Over two decades, private developers have built up thousands of units of housing around the park, but the city has been slower to bring amenities into the park itself.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
And Brunson kept up the energy through the show that followed, delivering some devastatingly personal compliment sandwiches during a leadership summit and frantically pantomiming elaborate insults while parked on a ferry.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 May 2025
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Noun
Revenue for domestic parks was up 9% with a 13% increase in operating income.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Over two decades, private developers have built up thousands of units of housing around the park, but the city has been slower to bring amenities into the park itself.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Verb
Many pay stations only have signs at either end of the station, creating confusion for people who park in the middle and don’t see the signs, the report says.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
And Brunson kept up the energy through the show that followed, delivering some devastatingly personal compliment sandwiches during a leadership summit and frantically pantomiming elaborate insults while parked on a ferry.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for park
Noun
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When the yard was finally cleared of bees, thanks to Stalnacker's quick thinking and a bottle of Dawn dish soap, the cause was discovered.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Bill spoke with him for hours over many years, gave him access to his yards of papers, and commended him to his family and friends.—
Richard Brookhiser,
National Review,
15 May 2025
Verb
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All 100 patrol units will be stationed along California’s busiest roads and highways by June.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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They've been stationed on the East Coast for the entirety of Nick's service, 3,000 miles away from their family.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Branford has had three or more breweries located there in the past.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Similarly, terminals located in channels that connect to rivers can have water levels that rise with significant rainfall that can also make maneuvering and controlling the tankers difficult.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Simple acts of letting clover grow in the lawn, planting native flowers, shrubs or trees can make a big impact for insects.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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Cena seems to be planting the seeds for his face turn.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Amid electoral challenge from the right-wing anti-immigration Reform party, the Prime Minister is positioning himself ever further to the right on the issue of asylum seekers, hoping to draw voters back.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Costco stock jumped more than 1.5% as investors were, perhaps, coming around to Jim’s idea that these three retailers are best positioned to mitigate the costs of tariffs and keep prices as low as possible to deliver the value its customers come to expect.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The cartoon Alison is situated in a space outside herself, with Holly, and goats, and neighbors.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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More slapdash are the newsreel clips designed to situate what Fatma is going through in Al Tuffah within a broader global narrative about Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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These Literary Bad Moms Can Help (Exclusive) 02 of 07 'The Beach' by Alex Garland This tense, transportive 1996 novel by Alex Garland that's also the basis of that unforgettable Leonardo DiCaprio flick chronicles the rise and fall of a community of backpackers quietly camping out on a Thai island.—
Andrea Bartz,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The city of Rome said 150,000 people were expected to gather in St. Peter’s Square for the prayer and significant law enforcement resources are deployed, but an official estimate of the crowd has yet to be announced.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025
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Here’s the really good news among the bad critical vulnerability disclosure stuff: there is no patch to install, no updates to deploy, and no action required by the user at all.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/park. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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