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.
—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.
—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
The money goes into the general fund for things such as public safety, street maintenance and parks and recreation.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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
The money goes into the general fund for things such as public safety, street maintenance and parks and recreation.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parks
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From bluebirds to woodpeckers to hummingbirds, these avian beauties add music and movement to yards and gardens all throughout the South.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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Among the entire quarterback room, there were just 3,208 passing yards to go around, and Jefferson still had 1,048 yards.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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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).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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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.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Importantly, there is little evidence today that organizations can simply add AI to existing technology estates and naturally evolve into these agentic environments.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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And former Droll/Kolbert Gallery director Barry Rosen has spent decades as an adviser to the estates of several Hauser & Wirth artists, including Eva Hesse and Lee Lozano, and separately to the glass artist Dale Chihuly.—
Rachel Corbett,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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Spray plants with neem oil, spinosad, or insecticidal soap, though these products must contact the beetles to work.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
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Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon that protected sea turtle nesting grounds and southern Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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In 2019, as Scientific American reported at the time, researchers discovered that some poison frog dads may travel as far as 400 meters (or about a quarter of a mile) in an apparent search for ideal nursery grounds.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
Verb
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Hayden—heir to the Payne family and Rachel’s former boyfriend—positions himself as an ally.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Micron Technology has considerable room left to run as the company positions itself to benefit from a memory shortage amid the artificial intelligence boom, according to Deutsche Bank.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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His son Walter returned in 1961 with his wife Daphne, whose decade of dedicated work revived the gardens—and their daughter Felicity, alongside her husband Jeremy Peter‑Hoblyn, carried that legacy forward from the 1970s, allowing the grounds to flourish once again.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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For the first time on June 19, the community got to use the playground, tour the gardens, and run down the sledding hill.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
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That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Parks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parks. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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