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playground

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as in hive, hotbed

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The first known use of playground was in 1768

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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playground. Accessed 25 May. 2020.

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