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noun

ˈpärk How to pronounce park (audio)
Definition of parknext
as in yard
the area around and belonging to a building the tycoon's country estate is surrounded by a 500-acre park

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verb

as in to station

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Recent Examples of park
Noun
Those decisions shape the funding available for their schools, parks, playgrounds, and pools, as well as the libraries and community resources available to them. — Jeanette Senecal, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 That included giving the city a seat on the Underline Conservancy board that oversees the park’s operation, with the City Commission having the power to select its own appointee. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
Tailgaters can park along portions of the rail, while finish-line boxes place groups beside the action. — Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026 Police say a 93-year-old woman was driving a Buick Encore and while attempting to park pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, plowing into the restaurant's outdoor dining area and then slamming into the building. — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for park
Recent Examples of Synonyms for park
  1. yard
  2. station
  3. locate
  4. plant
  5. position
  6. situate
  7. camp
  8. deploy
Noun
  • In his prior three-year stint with the Arizona Cardinals, Demercado ran for 819 yards and three touchdowns over the course of 40 games played.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Preckwinkle said recently that about 100,000 cubic yards of debris from the area has already been removed.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of yard
Verb
  • The United States has more than 50,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines stationed throughout Japan, including on several bases in Okinawa, an island chain in the south.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Rules of Civility, Amor Towles A whip-smart Brooklyn girl from a working-class immigrant family, stationed in a Wall Street typing pool, meets a charming banker named Tinker Grey in a Greenwich Village jazz bar on the last night of 1937.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • There's a fitness studio (located next to the Water Deck) replete with free weights, benches, a Peloton bike, and Matrix cardio equipment, or opt for yoga on the adjacent alfresco yoga deck.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Tai Kwun is an integrated institution, comprised of The Jockey Club CPS Limited and Tai Kwun Culture & Arts Company Limited, in partnership with the Hong Kong SAR Government, located in the former Central Police Station of Hong Kong.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • But the seeds are planted quickly for weightier themes to be explored later.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Just south of Champaign along I-57, IDOT removed invasive autumn olive shrubs and planted purple coneflower, bee balm and milkweed.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of plant
Verb
  • Investors who position for those bailouts stand to benefit, Hayes said, pointing to the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and other episodes over the past two decades.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • An aging America shifts the mix of demand, and some businesses are better positioned than others to catch it.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Does the emphasis in this summer’s shows on Lee’s painting suggest a new phase in the reception of his work—situating him, perhaps, in greater proximity to Korean dansaekhwa painting than to the School of Things?
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of situate
Verb
  • Over a thousand people are now camped in Madrid’s most central square in a scale not seen since 2011, in the aftermath of the financial collapse.
    — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Corthell offered to introduce me to Tyler Hughes, who was also camping in the gayborhood.
    — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of camp
Verb
  • China has deployed troops alongside Russian forces for a large multinational military exercise that Moscow says incorporates lessons from the war in Ukraine, including the growing role of drones, electronic warfare and unmanned ground systems.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Ukrainian forces were then able to deploy their own drones to drop unmanned ground vehicles behind enemy lines to attack the Russian troops from behind, Bolder said, without endangering their own personnel.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of deploy

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