Thesaurus results for PLAYGROUND

playground

noun

Definition of playground

as in playland

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Recent Examples of playground Cypress Creek has committed to an additional $3 million through its community investment program, which will begin with a $400,000 contribution to Rivercrest School District for the construction of a new playground. — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026 During the early days of the pandemic, Shapiro-Barnum, then a college student, was hanging out at a playground with a friend. — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 July 2026 Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS MANNERS MATTER — Restaurant owner says dining room is 'not a playground' as etiquette experts weigh in on viral debate. — FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 There is Fairytale Town in Sacramento, Storyland in Fresno and Pixie Woods with its enchanted forest in Stockton, and also Storybook Woods Park in Elk Grove (which is more of a playground). — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for playground

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Noun

In the playland of frozen drinks, though, ice plays an all-the-more crucial role.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
The $50 million playland opened in miserable Memorial Day weekend weather, but 12,000 visitors still showed up.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Definition of playland

Noun

It’s been a long while since Washington Avenue was a glamorous hotbed of South Beach dining, clubbing and live music.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
But with the introduction of AI in the last few years and its implications for booking, payments, commissions and customer-management systems it’s made travel a hotbed of competition–fertile ground for modernization and investment.

— Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of hotbed

Noun

The semiotics of the badge signal a sort of hive-mind curation, a global book group that has determined that this book, of all the millions of books, is worthy of promotion.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Against the backdrop of a bright-yellow 1890s railway depot that’s now a local history museum, this market is a hive of downtown activity.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of hive

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But a little more than a year later, the Argentine hot spot that was ranked on Latin America’s 50 Best restaurant list has abruptly closed.

— Connie Ogle July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
If surfing doesn’t seem your speed, this area is also a hot spot for windsurfing and kiteboarding.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Definition of hot spot

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Planters is among several widely available brands that sell sunflower kernels at major grocery stores.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
The patch fixes security vulnerabilities in Win32K, NTFS, Remote Desktop, Hyper-V, Secure Boot, Print Spooler, Media Foundation, the Windows installer, and the Windows kernel itself, among others.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Definition of kernel

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Air defenses were activated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, according to state media.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
In today’s cultural economy, where archival fashion pieces, horology, and unique collections blur with investment strategy, the ability to maintain image and ownership while accessing capital quietly is increasingly prized for some.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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In El-Obeid, a strategic trade and aid hub that is home to more than half a million people, many now fear what comes from the sky.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
In Europe, Moscow launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks against Ukraine, while Kyiv ramped up its bombing campaign by targeting logistics hubs belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 July 2026

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