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jungle gym

NOUN
playground
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Fearing the worst, however, voters who normally couldn’t tell a “jungle primary” from a jungle gym began thinking a lot like gimlet-eyed political strategists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"There was no visibility. I kind of compared it to a metal jungle gym underwater," recalled Robyn Bianchi, the assistant salvage master for one of the firms involved, Donjon Marine.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

It’s not really a surprise why: Much like cafeteria lunches or liver and onions, brussels became a popular culinary punchline among the jungle gym set.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2023

How Raymond’s little brother had dangled off his hulking 6-foot-4 frame as if it were a jungle gym.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

They had lunch and then went to a park where the girls, including Terryl’s daughter Allyssa, played on the jungle gym.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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