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For decades, highly toxic lead particles were blown across town, carried by the wind and the waterways, contaminating the soil in courtyards, playgrounds and on dirt roads where speeding trucks raise plumes of dust.
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Julie Bourdin, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
In the Fourth District, Ironwood Park has received sidewalk repairs and a new playground installation.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Lego Galaxy themed land planned for Legoland California will also feature a 24-passenger spinner-type ride with three cantilevered arms along with the children’s playgrounds.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
Anaya Zachary was shot four times by a 13-year-old boy from her school at a playground outside an apartment complex in Baytown, Texas, at around 4 p.m. local time on Friday, March 21, local news outlets ABC 13 and Fox 26 reported.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Julie Bourdin, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
In the Fourth District, Ironwood Park has received sidewalk repairs and a new playground installation.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Lego Galaxy themed land planned for Legoland California will also feature a 24-passenger spinner-type ride with three cantilevered arms along with the children’s playgrounds.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
Anaya Zachary was shot four times by a 13-year-old boy from her school at a playground outside an apartment complex in Baytown, Texas, at around 4 p.m. local time on Friday, March 21, local news outlets ABC 13 and Fox 26 reported.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playground
Noun
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Dehumidify the Bathroom Bathrooms are hotbeds of moisture and humidity.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mines, factories, and other industrial-era workplaces were hotbeds of danger.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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The big picture: Over the next six months, Movieland will roll out bigger chairs, bigger screens, an in-house playland and enhanced dining options, the theater announced this week.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
12 Dec. 2024
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Think of it as a private playland: There’s a flotilla of water toys, including e-foils and a captained, 42-foot yacht on call, plus a concierge ready to wrangle a tee time at the Arnold Palmer Ocean Course next door.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
13 June 2024
Noun
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Staff will also explain what to look for when inspecting the hive.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Whether this outcome gives you hope or hives for the midterms, one thing is clear: Trump & Co. are not afraid to throw their cash around in increasingly inappropriate ways.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
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Close proximity to Malibu’s scenic hiking trails and popular dining hot spots from Geoffrey’s to Nobu also makes this a trophy listing.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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All of the abovementioned shows help illustrate why chilly Norway is becoming a hot spot, namely a willingness to greenlight new ideas and producers generating a crop of smart and affordable formats.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Functionality of these three branches and the commensurate endurance of individual liberty center squarely on society’s universal respect for the rule of law.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The state’s high court can rule on cases involving voting rights and redistricting in a state likely to be at the center of both next year’s midterm elections and the 2028 presidential contest.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The initial test went well: the team successfully popped a single kernel wrapped in aluminum foil with a ten-watt laser.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Indian atta is stone-ground, meaning the wheat kernels are crushed between millstones into a fine powder.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appétit,
13 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Protests are occurring in nearly every state capital, with only Annapolis, Maryland, and Jackson, Mississippi, not listing official events, though both have gatherings in other locations.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had dominated the capital for most of the war, with the Sudanese army forced to set up a wartime hub at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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There will always be a need for people to access information, and libraries are the hubs of the community.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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Pandora shares shed 11% Thursday, hitting its lowest level in a year, on the announcement of 37% tariffs on its main production hub, Thailand.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Playground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playground. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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