playground

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Recent Examples of playground Families Safe, secure, and private with attentive staff, this is the perfect family holiday playground. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Like the kid that doesn’t get to go on the playground. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026 The church and school entered another agreement in 2014 for use of a playground area about 6,000 square feet in size. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Solar panels cover the playground equipment their grandchildren enjoy. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for playground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playground
Noun
  • While there are moss species in the desert and on snowy mountaintops, the warm, moist environments of the Southeastern United States are a moss playland.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There will be snow, an ice rink, roasting marshmallows around a campfire, winter wonderland character encounters, a light walk, bounce house playland, free photo booth and food vendors selling refreshments.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • German immigrants brought pretzels to colonial Pennsylvania in the early 1700s and the region remains a hotbed of pretzel production.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The problem, for residents, is that the area has become a hotbed for development but not for infrastructure changes.
    Desiree Mathurin April 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The queen-worthy new hive, hand-crafted by a local Virginia artisan in the image of the White House, will add two new bee colonies to the property's existing two.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • What’s good for the hive is good for the bee.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • One Midwestern city has emerged as a nitrate pollution hot spot, with levels in local rivers so high that the city had to build one of the largest nitrate removal plants in the world.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The green couches are a hot spot for photo ops.
    Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Downstairs, meanwhile, the finished basement could become a rec room, billiards room, or fitness center, with a large brick fireplace heating up the space.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
  • At the center are three siblings bound by the legacy their mother built and the unfinished business their father left behind.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Also known as wheat kernels, wheat berries are encased in husks zipped along the tops of stalks and removed in a process known as threshing.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The kernels are so juicy and just burst in your mouth.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The insurgents, who operate at ease, crossing borders and dominating much of the countryside in Mali and Burkina Faso, now feel emboldened to target capital cities.
    Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And the cost for the pool’s ongoing repairs have delayed the Park District’s ability to do many other capital projects in the parks.
    Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The city’s brand — a safe, efficient, business-friendly hub for capital, tourism, logistics, and talent — was suddenly under scrutiny from investors, multinational executives, and residents who had chosen to build their businesses and lives there.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The royal, 43, made the trip to highlight the hub's approach to electrification, innovation and sustainability.
    Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/playground. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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