playground

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Recent Examples of playground Your little one may be a Liam or an Olivia, or be running around with several on the playground. Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026 Turn your backyard into a playground for all ages with these weatherproof cornhole boards. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026 Besides the court sport opportunities, other recreational activities available there include a 44-acre lake, ample turf space, a playground, a two-mile jogging trail, bike trails, sand volleyball courts and a model glider area. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 14 May 2026 After years of delays, work will begin soon on a new playground at Holiday Park. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for playground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playground
Noun
  • For subscribers: Las Vegas has a reputation as a playland for the rich, but hotel operators are hoping new all-inclusive offerings will bring in droves of new customers.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The river also acts as a water recreational playland with many Arizonans using the waterway to fish, kayak and paddle board.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When there are spaces between your pavers, those spaces will fill up with organic matter over time, potentially creating a hotbed of weed activity.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 16 May 2026
  • Though separated by roughly 2,200 miles (3,547 kilometers) and an international border, the two newest markets meet various league expansion criteria, including being hotbeds for female hockey development.
    John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Funded through the Trust for the National Mall, the new White House hive supports the existing colonies in pollinating the nearby White House Kitchen Garden, Flower Cutting Garden and vegetation on the National Mall.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • The bees constructed their hive along hexagonal structures placed inside a translucent box.
    Marisa Guthrie for WWD, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Essentially, this hot spot will guarantee a good time had by all.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • According to the study, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, saw the biggest drop, with some 65% fewer Canadian residents coming home from the East Coast vacation hot spot.
    Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • But Patrick Mahomes, who tore his ACL last December, is ahead of schedule and will likely be under center when these two teams square off in early November.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • In his work, the unfathomable is what most powerfully involves us—some private kernel of feeling that resists interpretation, and always remains out of reach.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
  • While both vulnerabilities were patched in the Linux kernel, none of the distributions had incorporated the fix.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, Anthropic argued that the US still holds several major advantages, including stronger chip ecosystems, leading AI companies, and broader access to capital for large-scale AI infrastructure.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Legislation in Louisiana seeks to address the Supreme Court ruling by scrapping a district that snakes over 200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest from the capital, Baton Rouge, to Shreveport, creating a voting bloc with a majority of Black residents.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Although based in Hong Kong—a city better known as a global trading hub than a center for jewelry artistry—Forms has positioned itself as a creative force in contemporary high jewelry.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playground. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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