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playground

noun

Definition of playground

as in playland

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Recent Examples of playground An element of the proposal that led many to advocate for City Council approval was a 17-acre community park featuring a playground, indoor gym, lighted sports fields, pickleball courts and a dog park. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Annually, Memorial Day kicks off the poolside menu at ART is a great plus—and technically, a playground. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Cover sandboxes with a tarp when not in use and rake sand under playground equipment to help deter wasps. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 The vision was to have basketball, volleyball and a playground. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 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 queen lays the eggs, 1,000 a day; the drones’ sole purpose is to mate with the queen; worker bees forage for nectar and pollen, as well as build, repair, and defend the hive.

— Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
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

Definition of hive

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Authorities kept the affluent, forested Cap Ferret peninsula mostly empty because a nearby hot spot could flare again, threatening its limited road access and trapping residents and tourists.

— Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Rather than overwhelming clinicians with a constant stream of data, AI can help identify meaningful patterns and 'hot spot' patients who may need more timely attention.

— Hansa Bhargava, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of hot spot

Noun

The whole thing also needs to undergo patch review by the AMD Linux kernel engineers.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
The cobs are grated by hand on a box grater, before the grated kernels are folded into a batter of buttermilk, egg, flour, salt, and leavener.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 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

Definition of capital

Noun

The region’s data centers are important not only to the US military and AI industries but also to the Gulf region, which fancied itself a third global AI hub, along with the United States and China.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Whatever solutions are proposed, Scotland has to become a hub for homegrown talent.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of hub

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