parked

verb

past tense of park
as in located

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parked
  1. located
  2. situated
  3. positioned
  4. stationed
  5. deployed
  6. planted
  7. emplaced
  8. perched
Verb
  • The mini bar—located inside a gorgeous wooden cabinet—was filled with local spirits like pox, a Mayan liquor made of corn, sugar cane, and wheat, and Mayalen Guerrero mezcal in a bottle so beautiful I was tempted to sneak it back in my suitcase.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When Elaine asks for an in-person meeting, Rebecca heads there immediately, despite Pinter’s offices being inconveniently located at Canary Wharf.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of located
Verb
  • The 7th Congressional District is situated in central Florida, from the northern suburbs of Orlando to the coast south of Daytona Beach.
    — Catherine Welch, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The wedding was held at a private estate situated on a cliff high above the ocean, and the couple worked with event planner Mindy Weiss to execute the entire weekend.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of situated
Verb
  • The United States has at least 32 major military installations and at least 50,000 troops positioned throughout the Middle East, with many more locations not disclosed to the public.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of people have to be informed, moved and positioned.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of positioned
Verb
  • The first-stage booster for this mission made its 30th trip to space with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The United States has about 28,500 forces stationed in South Korea to bolster the country's defenses — a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stationed
Verb
  • The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an increasing number of school districts – part of a growing school security industry as parents and schools find new ways to protect students and staff from carnage.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The deal adds a new core capability and category to WildBrain’s global licensing, franchise management and content production, introducing scalable character experiences that can be built once and deployed anywhere.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of deployed
Verb
  • The latter cover the landscape in the Algarve in late winter; legend has it that the pale pink, almost white, almond trees were planted many centuries ago by a Moorish prince for his homesick Nordic bride to resemble snow.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Crews added more than 114,000 bricks to Kimball’s exterior, installed 1,270 light fixtures and planted 100 new trees.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of planted
Verb
  • Once emplaced, a ground sensor is also fixed to the set location.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Definition of emplaced
Verb
  • The travelling supporters were perched behind the goal for a perfect view of the wonder strike, and Ballard made a beeline straight towards them, booting the advertising hoarding for good measure.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Davis told the Las Vegas detective that after the shooting, his group parked the Cadillac behind the Carriage House hotel and perched the gun on the tire on the vehicle’s front passenger side.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of perched
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“Parked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parked. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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