swing set
noun
US
: a wooden or metal structure that has swings hanging from it and that may have a slide or other things attached to it for children to play on
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My parents bought us an old swing set with a slide way back when (this was before plastic swing sets were invented).
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Out back, there's a swing set, dock, and charming gazebo — the picture of suburban bliss.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
On the East Coast, editor in chief Jonny Diamond erected a swing set for his little one.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Catch live music every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and hang around the fire pits or the swing set table.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Another bear, meanwhile, can be seen snoozing beneath the swing set.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Cartwright's Los Angeles home reportedly includes a sensory room for Cruz, a swing set and a pool for him in their backyard.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Parents might not notice, or be slow to respond to, an accident in say, a bouncy castle or swing set.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
Ventura County sheriff’s deputies arrived and spotted the cougar resting under a swing set in the backyard, the department said on Facebook.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Out back, there's a swing set, dock, and charming gazebo — the picture of suburban bliss.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
On the East Coast, editor in chief Jonny Diamond erected a swing set for his little one.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Catch live music every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and hang around the fire pits or the swing set table.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Another bear, meanwhile, can be seen snoozing beneath the swing set.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Cartwright's Los Angeles home reportedly includes a sensory room for Cruz, a swing set and a pool for him in their backyard.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Parents might not notice, or be slow to respond to, an accident in say, a bouncy castle or swing set.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
Ventura County sheriff’s deputies arrived and spotted the cougar resting under a swing set in the backyard, the department said on Facebook.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Swing set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20set. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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