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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
After plans to turn open space promised for a park into a California Highway Patrol substation were uncovered, citizens went ballistic. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Look for Wildlife Throughout the park, bison lumber along the road and prairies, while feral horses flounce about the buttes. Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 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
  • Officials said one of the officers allegedly lit a battery of fireworks about 200 yards from the horses, the outlet reported.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Today, the village is separated from the mainland by about 660 yards of shimmering turquoise water where fishermen paddle on homemade rafts.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Still, Mercury will station retrograde in this area of your chart, bringing old relationship conversations, unresolved feelings or former partners to the forefront.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Lee was sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden when his team was defeated by the San Antonio Spurs, the same place he’s been stationed for hundreds of nights since in his role as the Knicks’ most passionate celebrity superfan.
    Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 1 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
  • He was positioned between the two benches as part of ESPN’s broadcast team while the Vegas Golden Knights stunningly swept the Presidents’ Trophy out of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference Final.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • The bathroom is positioned at the opposite side of the home to the living room.
    Adam Williams May 31, New Atlas, 31 May 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 5 Jun. 2026.

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