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picnic

[pik-nik] / ˈpɪk nɪk /




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The plan includes 25 acres of publicly accessible open space that supports uses such as parks, plazas, walking and biking trails, recreation centers and picnic areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

They were then taken towards Waldringfield but the crew treated the newly married couple to a picnic on the way.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

At the Shuck Station, I joined the evening crowd dining at its outdoor picnic tables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Shortly before the family’s July picnic, two of the heirs sent a scathing seven-page letter to more than 130 of their relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

But the picnic area...I remember it having a little pavilion with a picnic table.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

So Jones scheduled more vaccine clinics, which she brought to church picnics and community events, saving residents a trip to the health department.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

That same year, Rosales moved back to L.A. and began organizing lowrider picnics at Legg Lake in Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

To combat the isolation and boredom, troops sometimes do fun activities aboard the ship, like hold singing competitions and picnics on the top deck.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"Because it's a place for people, for picnics, for livestock to graze," he told AFP, giving only his first name for security reasons.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

“How jolly,” I said brightly, “moonlight picnics must be great fun. Did you ever go to them?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Olivia Rodrigo picnicked in the park with one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Young women and men picnicked side by side on the pavement, chanting: “Woman! Life! Freedom!”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

Streets of identical high-rise apartments were interspersed with parks and wide, tree-lined streets, while residents picnicked beside the Siverskyi Donets river and in forests nearby.

From Reuters ● May 30, 2022

Around the Old City walls, built by the Ottomans who ruled Jerusalem in the 1500s, Muslim families picnicked here and there on the grass verges.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2022

COLIC: colicky frolic: frolicked, frolicker, frolicking GARLIC: garlicky mimic: mimicked, mimicking panic: panicked, panicking, panicky picnic: picnicked, picnicker, picnicking POLITICS: politicker, politicking traffic: trafficked, trafficker, trafficking playwright.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

A fisherman packed up his rods next to a family picnicking on the waterfront.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

At first, these trolley parks were simply gardens and picnicking grounds, but in time other attractions and rides like roller coasters and Ferris wheels were added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

In full view of the picnicking pensioners waving karaoke mics are huge commercial ships, some as long as three football fields.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

These candies are a great option for those who want to enjoy something light and fruity while picnicking.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025

Caroline grew up picnicking by the Shaker lakes in the summer, skating on city-flooded rinks in the winter, caroling at Christmas.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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