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playground

[play-graund] / ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd /
NOUN
recreation area
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As soon as it hits 9ish, my son needs a nap, so while he sleeps, Nakano and I go to a little playground, and I just let her run off some of her morning energy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Think of Mr. Bones as a large-scale, pumpkin-themed playground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Suffolk Coroner's Court heard from police that Noah had left the playground, walked into a memorial garden and left that through an open gate.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It was at about 15:00 BST on Tuesday when he became separated from a relative while at a playground in Brantham, Suffolk.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Zeke asked, watching as Pelicarnassus flew across the playground to the jungle gym, alighting on its highest level.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

They are typically nonprofit organizations that maintain amenities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, gyms, playgrounds, private roads, shared parking lots, sidewalks, trash removal and more.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

At the bottom, few public playgrounds these days feature seesaws or monkey bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Certainly, many who live in Berlin love its rich artistic and cultural life, green spaces, lakes and children's playgrounds, vibrant start-up scene and hedonistic, anything-goes nightlife.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The projects include replacing pavement with trees and landscaping, creating outdoor learning areas and improving playgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Nowadays, we tend to think of architecture in terms of enclosed interiors, but we also have landscape architects, who design gardens, parks, and playgrounds.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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