as in yards
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 parks
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
However, some of those were unrelated to the parks themselves, and is still just a tiny fraction of the millions of people who visit the parks annually.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
With 13 coasters and a 20-acre water park included, Kings Dominion is among the region's most well-rounded parks.
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Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Councilmembers ultimately decided to require that people get off and walk their e-bikes and e-scooters when in parks because that would be easier to monitor than speed limits.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The money goes into the general fund for things such as public safety, street maintenance and parks and recreation.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
If this passes, get ready for the $10-per-hour parking meter; tollgates at parks, public beaches and boat ramps, and higher premiums for fire and theft insurance.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Winters have an average daytime high of 62 degrees Fahrenheit—ideal for outdoor recreation and visiting the region’s parks without the crowds.
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Tamara Gane,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
Because of Orlando’s urban sprawl, a train does not help when jobs are located near the parks or outer corporate hubs.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
Specifically targeting underserved areas, the parks will be at the San Joaquin River Parkway, Dust Bowl Camp, and Feather River Park in Yuba County.
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Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
However, some of those were unrelated to the parks themselves, and is still just a tiny fraction of the millions of people who visit the parks annually.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
With 13 coasters and a 20-acre water park included, Kings Dominion is among the region's most well-rounded parks.
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Jacqueline Dole,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Councilmembers ultimately decided to require that people get off and walk their e-bikes and e-scooters when in parks because that would be easier to monitor than speed limits.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The money goes into the general fund for things such as public safety, street maintenance and parks and recreation.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
If this passes, get ready for the $10-per-hour parking meter; tollgates at parks, public beaches and boat ramps, and higher premiums for fire and theft insurance.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Winters have an average daytime high of 62 degrees Fahrenheit—ideal for outdoor recreation and visiting the region’s parks without the crowds.
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Tamara Gane,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
Because of Orlando’s urban sprawl, a train does not help when jobs are located near the parks or outer corporate hubs.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Verb
Busch Gardens, SeaWorld and Sesame Place parks The following United Parks & Resorts theme parks have a zero-change fee policy for guests wanting to reschedule park visits.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parks
Noun
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Berhalter tied it in the 49th minute by running on to a loose ball about 20 yards from the net for a vicious strike.
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In the fall, Irwin had 163 catches for 1,903 yards and 27 touchdowns to help JSerra (28-0) claim the CIF-SS Division 1 title.
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Dubbed the Velvet Gang, the trio snatches the overpriced, often monochromatic fashion threads designed by Christie Smith (Demi Moore, in a performance of comedic genius), a pretentious piece of work who stations herself in a leaning building (wink, win to San Francisco there).
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Instead, Boston stations him away from the basketball, the keeper of the weak side, free to flick away passes, kill screening actions with switches and, somehow, block shots.
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Cover crops, once rare, are now much more common, from the cooperative's member plots to estates like La Reynardière, which gives up seven or eight percent of its yield to them in the bet that living soils send roots deeper for water.
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Canals from the Deschutes still wind through Bend’s neighborhoods of single-family homes, and then to the estates, farms, ranches and destination resorts on the city’s outskirts.
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Spray plants with neem oil, spinosad, or insecticidal soap, though these products must contact the beetles to work.
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Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps.
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And whereas Fischer described without judgment the family patterns, social customs, and religious lineage of his four groups, Reynolds contrasts his two on ideological and ultimately moral grounds.
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Aberdeen Proving Grounds are, in effect, Akehurst’s grounds to care for.
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China races to match Mythos’ capabilities Anthropic’s letter positions the AI firm as intent on helping the US hold the line so that China cannot surpass US capabilities.
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That dual role positions him as a participant in shaping the project's direction and presentation.
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The surrounding lawn includes topiary gardens and tranquil fountains.
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Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.
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Now a grandmother, the 65-year-old often camps with up to four generations of her family, from her husband to her grandchildren.
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“Parks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parks. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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