as in relaxation
freedom from activity or labor
upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure
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Recent Examples of leisure
Every sector barring oil and gas remains in the red, with travel and leisure stocks leading losses on a 2.6% decline.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Designed to suit both leisure and adventure travelers, the itinerary includes optional snorkeling, scuba diving, and canyon hiking.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
Seats could lie back, allowing passengers to meditate or sleep, and things once considered crucial — a steering wheel, for example — could disappear in favor of entertainment and leisure amenities.
—HubSpot, 12 June 2025
Think about how much more you got done over Memorial Day compared to a typical weekend... the extra time with friends and family, the extra day of leisure, the extra time to knock things off your to-do list.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Designed to suit both leisure and adventure travelers, the itinerary includes optional snorkeling, scuba diving, and canyon hiking.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
Seats could lie back, allowing passengers to meditate or sleep, and things once considered crucial — a steering wheel, for example — could disappear in favor of entertainment and leisure amenities.
—HubSpot, 12 June 2025
Think about how much more you got done over Memorial Day compared to a typical weekend... the extra time with friends and family, the extra day of leisure, the extra time to knock things off your to-do list.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisure
Noun
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The magic lives where relaxation meets radical questions.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Several studies suggest that showers provide fertile ground for relaxation and free association—keys for creativity.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
10 July 2025
Noun
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If your back starts to sag, rest and reset to maintain proper form.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 July 2025
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Located in a former Baroque palace estate in the Juárez neighborhood, this house is what sunny fever dreams are made of: a massive outdoor pool is lined by plush loungers, where the city’s chicest rest atop olive-and-white towels and sip mezcal cocktails and natural wine.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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“Leisure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisure. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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