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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
Expect to see everything from elk and moose to bald eagles in one of the most stunning parks in the country. — Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026 Known for its sugar-white sand and warm Gulf waters, the destination offers fresh seafood restaurants, waterfront parks, and opportunities for kayaking, paddleboarding, and fishing. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Take advantage of free or low-cost days at museums and parks and live music. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Others are sleeping in cars at town hall parking lots and parks, or outside of their homes. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 In parks, in backyards, in woods that are lovely, dark, and deep, a many-legged menace now stalks the land. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 This is the third such event hosted by the police department in partnership with the parks and recreation department. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026 Multiple city parks and the Granite City Greenway were closed due to safety concerns, city officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 Goodman even noted that Coors Field is not in the top five home run hitter parks by Baseball Savant’s park factor metric. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 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
  • Company executives believe bringing fuel directly to fleet yards could remove that barrier.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • King was 21-of-34 passing for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns and carried the ball three times for another 39 yards and a touchdown that finished a 13-play, 65-yard drive over the final one minute, 55 seconds of regulation.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 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
  • These platforms function less like traditional capitalist firms than feudal estates, extracting rent from businesses, creators, and users who have little choice but to operate on their terrain.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • São Tomé and Príncipe joined the list with the Roças of São Tomé and Príncipe, former colonial agricultural estates that preserve the difficult history of plantation agriculture and forced migration.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of estates
Verb
  • The soft ending plants the suggestion that David’s entanglement with Sara might not be definitively over.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Odyssey without gods is a bold twist on the source material, but Nolan plants the seeds throughout his adaptation.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • The administration is pushing to restrict leading Chinese open-weight models on cybersecurity grounds.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While Theo lived in the hospital, Sarah and Gary lived on the hospital grounds at the Ronald McDonald House — becoming one of the longest residents to ever stay at the home.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
Verb
  • The suites are generous, the dining focuses on Argentinian beef, and the location positions you at the center of the city’s heartbeat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The way the app positions itself from its competitors like Whatnot, however, comes from the AI systems built into the platform, according to the cofounders.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Outside, landscaped gardens give way to an orchard filled with apple, pear, olive, citrus, persimmon, and passion-fruit trees.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Terraced gardens planted with fruit trees, vegetables, and herbs spill toward Exomvourgo mountain, while a spring-fed pool, outdoor dining pergolas, and secluded corners invite long afternoons that stretch into candlelit dinners.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gardens
Verb
  • Concertgoers are surely used to the fan archetype who camps outside the venue for hours to secure a spot along the barricade, but the lines outside Nationals Park on Wednesday didn’t hold the promise of a better view.
    — Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 25 July 2026
  • That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of camps

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