playground

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Recent Examples of playground But while catering to the world’s most demanding clientele is a serious business, the StudioCé founders like to think of the table as a playground. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025 Two of the leaders of Sticks & Sprouts gave a status update on the potential mud-and-water project for the patch of dirt next to the elementary-school playground. Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 During their Fall Harvest Festival, Waterman’s Family Farm offers a farm market, hayrides, farm animals, train rides, a farm playground, live music, food vendors and more activities for kids. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025 Dearmore said her 8-year-old autistic daughter, Acacia, was the inspiration for opening the playground. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for playground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playground
Noun
  • Rasheed was mostly raised by a single mother who struggled financially, in San Diego’s Skyline neighborhood, infamous for being a hotbed of gang activity.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Georgia is a hotbed for youth baseball, but Condon was not considered a hot prospect while playing high school baseball at The Walker School in Marietta, Ga.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kids and families can enjoy free live music, along with an inflatable playland and other features.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
  • An extra plus is that the 100-acre wooded setting outside of Kingston, New York is a wonderful playland for your dog whom the resort welcomes with their own bed, treats, pet stations and lots of love.
    John Oseid, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • This sparsely inhabited spot, at the time, out of range of cellphones, suddenly became a hive of activity.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Bees are matriarchal, with a queen bee in charge of the hive.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the erratic implementation of tariffs has rocked global markets and industrial supply chains, with China a particular hot spot, Cook has accelerated plans to shift a large amount of production of the iPhone to India.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Sonoma County has become a hot spot for buyers from urban areas like San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to Daniel Casabonne of Sotheby’s International Realty, because of its vineyard views and smaller-town vibe.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the center’s allegations are of another type.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Pliops, deploying Pliops XDP LightningAI in data centers offers significant cost savings.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Or maybe comedy works best when there’s a kernel of truth to it.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Get the recipe > Saveur’s editor at large Shane Mitchell shared these Southern-style pancakes, which get their subtle chew from fresh corn kernels.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The capital costs of capture equipment, plus the energy demands for capture and conversion processes, create a tough business case without subsidies or premium product markets.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Michael Weser faces two counts of capital murder and charges of abuse of a corpse and arson in the killings of Denise Rhodes and Robyn DeSort, whose remains authorities found Sunday on land close to Weser's home, the release states.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His grand plans for his production company, Nateland, which is already a multimedia hub for wholesome humor, include, among many other projects, an amusement park.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The underrated sale section is a hub for seriously steep discounts—up to 63% off—on garden decor, lights, and tools to help give your yard a little TLC this fall.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playground. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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