Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An extensive recreational area of New York City extending north to south in central Manhattan. The land, acquired in 1856, was developed according to plans drawn up by the landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.
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- proper noun A large public,
urban park in the borough ofManhattan inNew York City .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large park in Manhattan
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Examples
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"I think it resonates with people, because what they're trying to do is have a little bit of peace of mind not on a mountain top, not in the middle of even Central Park, which is a beautiful, soothing environment, but in the middle of a place that really represents sort of all the intensity and excitement, but also the stress of daily urban life, which is Times Square."
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"I think it resonates with people, because what they're trying to do is have a little bit of peace of mind not on a mountain top, not in the middle of even Central Park, which is a beautiful, soothing environment, but in the middle of a place that really represents sort of all the intensity and excitement, but also the stress of daily urban life, which is Times Square."
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But New York was too much hub-bub and violence (it was the year of a vicious attack on a woman jogger in Central Park, known as The Central Park Jogger), so she returned to Montreal.
Alan Patricof: Dateline Timbuktu - Giving The Poor A Chance 2008
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The four Texas-born King penguins have just arrived, and are acquainting themselves with the Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins who already call Central Park home.
Gothamist Jen Carlson 2010
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Williams managed to get out of the car and ran to the area of Douglas Boulevard and Central Park, which is where he was found by Fire Department paramedics.
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By then she had seen those photos from Central Park and she knew what she was up against.
I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011
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They stayed on the screen as the commentator continued, “She is seen here when she rushed back to Central Park after learning from police that her son was missing.”
I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011
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The wind was rattling the furniture on their balcony, and they could see that across the street, Central Park was almost deserted.
I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011
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Larry Post had been waiting in a white truck when she left Central Park with Matthew.
I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011
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Alvirah, who knew Zan well, had recognized her face on the security camera in the church and said that she was absolutely the person in those Central Park pictures.
I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011
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