parking

present participle of park

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parking Try to keep parking clear in front of your home so that workers are less likely to park elsewhere. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parking
Verb
  • Jerrod Sessler, a businessman and former candidate, is positioning himself as the anti-establishment outsider.
    Saige Miller, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • By positioning itself as a distinct footwear category designed specifically for physical release, KANE has embedded its name into an essential physiological rehabilitation.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The pastime is gaining attention on TikTok and growing in popularity nationwide, driving more folks to discover the appeal (and challenge) of locating and identifying wild mushrooms.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Both the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office assisted in locating the investigator’s body, though no further information about the incident has been shared publicly, according to the outlet.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some transportation companies are doing more than planting trees.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Mercer recommends planting lychee in full sun with at least six to eight hours of direct sun each day, as this will allow for the best growth and fruit production.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Saturn stationing retrograde today asks you to review your routines and duties.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • However, with Mercury stationing retrograde in Cancer on June 29 — the ruler of this Mars in Gemini transit — old feelings, conversations and even ex-lovers could circle back around for some unfinished business.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Under the agreement, the firms will assess customer demand, potential sites, and commercial models for deploying Holtec’s dual-unit SMR-300 reactors in the US Gulf South.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Deloitte estimates that deploying AI across energy systems could save 3,700 TWh a year by 2030, unlock around $240 billion in annual cost reductions and avoid 660 megatons of emissions.
    Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Experiences may eventually become a larger part of the platform, but Hachey emphasized that the next year will be focused on lodging execution.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But a multi-family residential condo needs a Certificate of Use from the city for lodging rentals of less than 30 days.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The 39-year-old was camping with wife Hayley Hubbard, who came to the rescue, and their three children, Olivia Rose, 8, Luca Reed, 6 and Atlas Roy, 5, when the trip took a painful turn.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • The flash flood, triggered by a period of sudden heavy rainfall, hit a scenic area in the province's Weiyuan county in the afternoon and trapped some tourists who were camping.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Orienting and situating new guests has been honed to a fine art, and the activities and general levels of service are well-supervised and helpful.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • The original Little House series quickly moved past the events of the eponymous book, in which the family briefly settles in Kansas, on tribal land known as the Osage Diminished Reserve, situating the Ingallses more permanently in Minnesota.
    Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

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“Parking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parking. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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