playground
noun
play·ground
ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd 
1
: a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children
2
: an area known or suited for activity of a specified sort
a vacation playground
Examples of playground in a Sentence
The island was a playground of the rich and famous until the 1950s.
These mountains are a playground for hikers, skiers, and nature lovers.
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Easy access to the water makes this region a playground for all ages with a myriad of lakes all within steps from one another.
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Outside Online, 19 May 2025
The company says its system provides for an inclusive playground environment where every child and adult can participate.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Adults, all draped in orange and blue, were running and screaming like toddlers on the playground.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Among the sites where Frazier would like to nail one up: the childhood homes of John F. Kennedy and Sonia Sotomayor; the playground where hip-hop found its form; a glacial-erratic boulder that barely escaped Robert Moses’s bulldozers; the scene of a murder that led to a 10-year gang truce.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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Outside Online, 19 May 2025
The company says its system provides for an inclusive playground environment where every child and adult can participate.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Adults, all draped in orange and blue, were running and screaming like toddlers on the playground.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Among the sites where Frazier would like to nail one up: the childhood homes of John F. Kennedy and Sonia Sotomayor; the playground where hip-hop found its form; a glacial-erratic boulder that barely escaped Robert Moses’s bulldozers; the scene of a murder that led to a 10-year gang truce.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playground. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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playground
noun
play·ground
ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd
: a piece of land used for games and recreation especially by children
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