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noun

Definition of parksnext
plural of park
as in yards
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

present tense third-person singular of park
as in stations

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Recent Examples of parks
Noun
Maintaining our parks not only protects these beautiful landscapes, but also helps sustain the hotels, guide services and local businesses that rely on this thriving ecosystem. — Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 About Six Flags Six Flags, North America’s largest regional amusement park operator, oversees 34 parks and nine resorts across the continent. — Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 There are now indications of construction in Disneyland’s esplanade between its two parks. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Be sure to also visit neighboring Kings Canyon National Park—both parks are connected by the Generals Highway. — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 The incident happened near Atlanta's famed Beltline, a 22-mile loop of multi-use trails and public parks around the city. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Macron said the parks would generate 22,000 jobs, with the sites on a scale not seen since the creation Disneyland Paris, which currently welcomes some 16 million visitors a year. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 More than 75 events will take place during the festival at parks and preserves throughout Northwest Indiana. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Today, the pyramid is surrounded by parks, leafy streets and upscale apartment buildings in the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
Busch Gardens, SeaWorld and Sesame Place parks The following United Parks & Resorts theme parks have a zero-change fee policy for guests wanting to reschedule park visits. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parks
  1. yards
  2. stations
  3. estates
  4. plants
  5. grounds
  6. positions
  7. gardens
  8. camps
Noun
  • Rookie De'Zhaun Stribling and KhaDarel Hodge led the 49ers' receiving corps with 4 catches for 46 yards apiece.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Young had 1,390 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns last season, while adding 114 yards receiving and a score.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of yards
Verb
  • Dubbed the Velvet Gang, the trio snatches the overpriced, often monochromatic fashion threads designed by Christie Smith (Demi Moore, in a performance of comedic genius), a pretentious piece of work who stations herself in a leaning building (wink, win to San Francisco there).
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Instead, Boston stations him away from the basketball, the keeper of the weak side, free to flick away passes, kill screening actions with switches and, somehow, block shots.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of stations
Noun
  • The area, just two hours from London, is still accessible while boasting many impressive, secluded estates to choose from.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Her father, a former pro football player, was a trusts and estates lawyer in White Plains, New York, where Nancy and her two brothers grew up.
    — Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of estates
Verb
  • The playwright’s story plants its clues carefully enough that the eventual revelations feel surprising without feeling arbitrary — exactly what a good ghost story should accomplish.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Speculations have arisen about the possibilities that plants’ cellular consciousness is aware of cellular death beyond their immediate environment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • Works by major international artists (Tschabalala Self, Francesco Clemente, Chantal Joffe) sit alongside Greek artists (Vasilis Papageorgiou, Kostas Paniaras, Sofia Mitsola) and commissions created on site, scattered through the hotel and grounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The students and their attorneys appeared in federal court on Wednesday for a hearing in their lawsuit challenging FIU's actions on First Amendment grounds.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
Verb
  • Thinking about these decisions positions you well for what’s to come and begins to transition your organization from what has been to what can be.
    — Sarah Davis, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The contract positions the F143 as a second-source engine for the JASSM instead of just replacing its existing propulsion system outright.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • While many gardeners typically start to feel as if their season is starting to wind down in August, some gardens this year seem to finally be hitting their stride.
    — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rare in the wild, royal catchfly does well in full-sun gardens.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of gardens
Verb
  • Concertgoers are surely used to the fan archetype who camps outside the venue for hours to secure a spot along the barricade, but the lines outside Nationals Park on Wednesday didn’t hold the promise of a better view.
    — Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 25 July 2026
  • That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of camps

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“Parks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parks. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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