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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
From one of the craggy hills surrounding it, the strip resembles an urban planner’s modest attempt at a park. — Nicolas Niarchos, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Sitting at the center of the park, Goliath has been closed since the incident, Cupid confirmed. — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
Or, park your car at the city’s free public parking lot at Depot Park and take the 2-mile trail to Buehler Preserve. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026 While many would drive by without stopping, other agents would park and watch. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 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
  • The settlers hurled stones with slings and set the groves on fire, chasing a group of journalists about 80 yards from the scene.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Here are five ways to make your Halloween display friendlier to the creatures that fly, slither and scurry through your yard.
    — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of yard
Verb
  • Timothy and Patricia Daunt had met in Turkey, where they were stationed for diplomatic work.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Sri Lankans are stationed in Haiti’s Artibonite region, just north of Port-au-Prince, while the other troops are assigned to metropolitan Port-au-Prince.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • Even its afterglow was so absurdly incandescent that JWST was able to locate the source supernova only several months later.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, the counties that saw the highest acreage losses by far were San Joaquin — where Lodi is located — and Fresno.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • Reduced tillage or no-till was used by 91 percent of participating growers; 56 percent planted cover crops.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And so the fungi then take up these nutrients and move them through these vast networks and feed them to plant roots.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of plant
Verb
  • While Jio Platforms has been positioning itself as a tech company and not just a traditional utility provider, investors seem unconvinced.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is also positioning additional firefighters, aircraft and equipment in Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • Krishnamoorthi said the temple, situated on 20 acres, is a cultural hub for the community in the Chicago area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Even the comfort and driving control knobs situated below the phone mount pull out and push back in.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of situate
Verb
  • George, Louise and her kids camped in Garden of the Gods, at Shawnee National Forest.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Park rangers are increasing patrols along the river and contacting people who may be illegally camping in the area, Sylvia said.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of camp
Verb
  • Architects have long toyed with shipping containers as objects of exploration, deploying these off-the-shelf metal structures for a wide variety of uses.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • El-Sissi on Saturday called for parliament to grant him the authorization to deploy troops and military equipment abroad.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of deploy

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