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Recent Examples of playgrounds
In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.
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Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As playgrounds evolve to encourage children not just to climb and swing but to be creative, researchers have focused on how different playground designs influence play.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As playgrounds evolve to encourage children not just to climb and swing but to be creative, researchers have focused on how different playground designs influence play.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playgrounds
hotbeds
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One such label includes Seventh Avenue Brand, which is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the nation’s formative hotbeds of creativity.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
26 Aug. 2025
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The draw will be the highlight of the tournament for an area of the country that is one of the hotbeds for soccer in the US.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Playgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playgrounds. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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