parking

Definition of parkingnext
present participle of park

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of parking Try to keep parking clear in front of your home so that workers are less likely to park elsewhere. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parking
Verb
  • The bigger picture By shaping programming around a global event rather than waiting for visitors to stumble in, the museum is positioning itself as an active part of Kansas City’s World Cup experience.
    Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In an interview with Connect the World, UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei cast the move in terms of positioning the country as a leading producer at a time of growing concern about rising oil prices and tighter supply.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Analyses for both bills cite reporting by KFF Health News that found family members and attorneys have faced extreme difficulty locating and supporting patients hospitalized while in immigration custody.
    Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Police were unsuccessful in locating Chance following the incident.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Don’t expect to hear the last of this for a long time, not least because police are looking into video footage that appeared to show a York player planting a left hand on a Rochdale fan amid the pandemonium.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Additionally, planting garlic bulbs around the perimeter of your garden can create a protective barrier against deer.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The bill separately bans ICE agents from stationing themselves near childcare centers while performing immigration enforcement.
    Andrew Graham April 15, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For commercial farmers Jami and Chuck English, stationing an honor box at their pick-your-own pumpkin patch each fall was a logistics decision.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Throughout 11 test flights, SpaceX has demonstrated key capabilities like reusing boosters and deploying mock satellites.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Experts and congressional aides have said that Iran was likely able to preserve some of its arsenal by deploying decoys and dispersing weapons around the country.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Those vessels were apparently Indian, with New Delhi lodging a complaint with Tehran.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Vietnam, with lodging for as little as $15 a night and inexpensive local cuisine.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Richardson does a good job of situating the fledgling Rolling Stone on the cultural landscape of San Francisco that bracketed the Summer of Love (1967, the year the magazine launched).
    James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Houthis are the latest group backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to join the conflict, situating themselves alongside Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Parking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parking. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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