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noun

Definition of parksnext
plural of park
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of park
as in stations

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Recent Examples of parks
Noun
During a family fun night Monday at Summit Waves in Lee’s Summit, two incidents occurred, one involving a gun, according to the city’s parks and recreation department. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 River Bend Park River Bend Park is one of Sacramento’s oldest county parks, according to the county’s regional park website. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026 The trend comes amid growing river revitalization efforts, from pocket parks to habitat restoration. — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 This was Charlesbank, which opened in 1891 and was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as a satellite to his Emerald Necklace chain of parks in Boston and Brookline. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2026 In Paris, people take trains, run into each other, walk along parks, ride buses, enter or leave buildings, sit in cafés, buy things, and lead thoroughly uneventful lives, but nothing external impinges on them. — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Spots are still available for the July 24 and 31 events, according to the parks and rec department website. — Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026 Officials have acknowledged that the ordinance would make parks and public works projects pricier and require more staff time while roping in outside consultants. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 These kinds of parks require complex financing from different sources, including philanthropy, federal dollars and local sources, Daniel Church, a Sasaki official who worked on the plan, said Tuesday. — Arkansas Online, 7 July 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
  1. yards
  2. stations
  3. estates
  4. plants
  5. grounds
  6. positions
  7. gardens
  8. camps
Noun
  • The now-26-year-old posted a career-high 1,201 yards and 11 touchdowns on 252 carries, and he was rewarded this offseason with a three-year contract extension.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • At Huntington Ingalls Industries—an American shipbuilding company that operates major yards in Newport News, Virginia and Pascagoula, Mississippi—over $110 million is invested annually in workforce development.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of yards
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of stations
Noun
  • Copyright law allows authors to reclaim rights 35 years after publication, which has been used by screenwriters and their estates to regain their works.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • At just over 120 perfetto square meters (around 1,290 square feet), the villa doesn’t try to compete with the grand estates.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of estates
Verb
  • Knowing which plants toxic to dogs are in your space is the first step toward keeping them safe.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The parent plants from which the cuttings were taken should rapidly heal wounds, and make lots of new grow to reform often more compact plants.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • In addition to the aforementioned football field, the resort-like grounds also host a pool with a spa and a waterfall, along with a pizza oven, a game pavilion with a candy bar, and a sports court for tennis, basketball, and pickleball.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
  • There are other cooling spots as well as seven water misters on the fair grounds.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of grounds
Verb
  • Ten ships used the strait on July 13, according to Kpler, a maritime and commodities data company that positions itself as the go-to source for global trade intelligence.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The agreement positions CoAspire as the only small business included in the production framework.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Juan Guerrero, 70, has lived in Marbella for the past 50 years, and laments the changes to the city, which used to be a small fishing town dotted with vegetable gardens.
    — Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • The king has continued to spend significant time at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, which now features one of Britain’s most celebrated organic gardens.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 July 2026
Definition of gardens
Verb
  • That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of camps

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