playground

noun

Definition of playgroundnext
as in playland

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Recent Examples of playground The attack shocked Monaco, a coastal playground for the rich and famous known for its tax-friendly incentives, royal family and Formula 1 Grand Prix. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Violent crime is virtually nonexistent in Monaco, a city state located on the Mediterranean Sea, home to roughly 40,000 people and known as a playground for the wealthy. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The land offers a range of activities, from the very young (there are two play areas, including one super wet interactive zone and a playground) to older kids who want to take the wheel behind the Shrek & Fiona's Happily Ogre After ride. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 Top 5 Can’t Miss Big Bear Lake, located in the San Bernardino Mountains about an hour northeast of Los Angeles, serves as Southern California’s unofficial outdoor playground. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for playground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playground
  1. playland
  2. hotbed
  3. hive
  4. hot spot
  5. center
  6. kernel
  7. capital
  8. hub
Noun
  • In the playland of frozen drinks, though, ice plays an all-the-more crucial role.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
  • The $50 million playland opened in miserable Memorial Day weekend weather, but 12,000 visitors still showed up.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Definition of playland
Noun
  • India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • The Abbott show was at Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom in June 2025, contributing to a growing buzz around Keyland’s music in the city, especially at the Mercury Lounge, a hotbed of Red Dirt in Tulsa where the band has become a regular.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
Definition of hotbed
Noun
  • One facility, under the banks of the Seine near the Place du Canada, is a hive of pumps, pipes and machinery.
    — Francois de Beaupuy, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Though still under construction, the former Western Union laboratory was a hive of dancers, dramaturges, architects, painters, and other artists buzzing around in rehearsals and reviewing stage designs for upcoming productions and exhibitions.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 27 June 2026
Definition of hive
Noun
  • The Balboa Peninsula, which Stapleton represents on the council, has historically been an infamous hot spot for public drinking, disruptive parties and brawls throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Niger state is also a hot spot for gunmen who kidnap for ransom and impose taxes on farming communities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of hot spot
Noun
  • Neto bobbled the ball for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson’s next pitch for his 20th homer, a 446-foot shot to left-center that left his bat at 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of center
Noun
  • If every kernel inherits the same genes, why would such variation exist?
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • Due to the use of the whole wheat kernel, this type of bread is rich in fiber, Zinn explains.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
Definition of kernel
Noun
  • The action required is not cultural goodwill but actual capital, flowing from institutions, from investors, and from women with wealth toward the work of building these tables.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of capital
Noun
  • Shenzhen already has a reputation as one of China's major technology hubs.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Deep Light is, of course, not the only hub for cinematographers and aspiring cinematographers online.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 July 2026
Definition of hub

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