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Recent Examples of playground
In the summer, strolling and biking along the four reservoirs completely reset my nervous system; in the winter, the water becomes a frozen playground where people of all ages build snowmen and figure skate to their heart’s content.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Tanika Williams picked up her phone on the playground while her 4-year-old scampered around in the wood chips behind her.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
And space is not a playground for billionaires.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
Salim poses for a photo in front of the building now being torn down to make space for a playground.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Tanika Williams picked up her phone on the playground while her 4-year-old scampered around in the wood chips behind her.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
And space is not a playground for billionaires.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
Salim poses for a photo in front of the building now being torn down to make space for a playground.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playground
Noun
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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
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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
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Milan is now a hotbed of vintage activity.—
Selene Oliva,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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It’s made Florida the hotbed for basketball.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The story quickly turns into a survive-the-night horror story as the bloodthirsty Remmick (Jack O'Connell) slowly turns more of the patrons into his hive-mind brethren.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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People can also identify and avoid triggers, reduce stress, and adjust their diet to help ease hive symptoms.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Virginia, the nation’s data center hot spot, is considering legislation to shift more of the cost of service to the large computing centers.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to keep your counters and floors clean and free of crumbs so insects don’t view your home as a hot spot.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Texas had subbed 7-foot center Matas Vokietaitis out of the game with 11 seconds left after Boilermakers big man Oscar Cluff had fouled out, giving Purdue a better opportunity in the paint.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Gators now await NBA decisions from Condon, small forward Thomas Haugh and center Rueben Chinyelu, three juniors who formed one of the nation’s top frontcourts alongside with 7-foot-1 senior reserve Micah Handlogten.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Bottom Line on Sleepmaxxing As with many social media health trends, there’s a kernel of a good idea here.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the bacon and sausage, this queso is packed with filling black beans, corn kernels, scallions, cheese, jalapeños, and our favorite, Rotel tomatoes.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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An open-air concert in the middle of a capital city inverts all of that.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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The thousands of blooming cherry trees that adorn the nation's capital have burst into ephemeral blossoms, the arrival of which marks the unofficial beginning of Washington's tourist season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The New Yorker reviewed more than a dozen unclassified documents about ICE-tracking apps, many of them created by fusion centers—intelligence hubs created after 9/11 to share information about criminal and terrorist threats.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playground. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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