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
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Suddenly homeless Venezuelans are sleeping in cars, parks and elsewhere without adequate emergency shelter available.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
County leaders are urging residents to check on neighbors, friends and family — especially seniors and those with health issues — and to make use of public amenities such as county pools and spray parks, which are open daily through the afternoon.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Beyond Town Center, resident-only amenities include recreational parks, sports fields and sports courts and a private water park.
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Ave Maria,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
The nation's public lands include parks, trails and open spaces that encourage outdoor recreation and physical activity.
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Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Are there parks, restaurants, libraries, and friends close at hand?
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Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
30 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
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
The new $4 billion district will have a 5,500-seat concert hall, 20 acres of parks and plazas, 1,500 apartments, two hotels, 30 restaurants and an office space, all next to Honda Center, the home of the Anaheim Ducks.
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Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Suddenly homeless Venezuelans are sleeping in cars, parks and elsewhere without adequate emergency shelter available.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
County leaders are urging residents to check on neighbors, friends and family — especially seniors and those with health issues — and to make use of public amenities such as county pools and spray parks, which are open daily through the afternoon.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Beyond Town Center, resident-only amenities include recreational parks, sports fields and sports courts and a private water park.
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Ave Maria,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
The nation's public lands include parks, trails and open spaces that encourage outdoor recreation and physical activity.
—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Are there parks, restaurants, libraries, and friends close at hand?
—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
30 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.
—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
21 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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Facing no one but the goalkeeper, Moshobane sailed an uncontested shot from 18 yards over the top of the net.
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From shedding leaves, bark, berries, seeds, and sap year-round to causing your sidewalks and driveway to lift and shift, not all trees are suited for yards.
Verb
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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.
Noun
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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.
Verb
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The story follows one family who plants bulbs, seeds and seedlings to create a rainbow of blooming flowers.
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Space plants 12 inches apart and water at the base to prevent powdery mildew.
Noun
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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.
Verb
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Consolidation structurally positions data as a strategic asset.
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This approach positions self-erasure not just as a sacrifice but as the proof of love.
Noun
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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.
Verb
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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 4 Jul. 2026.
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