: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
Baseball has been a national pastime for many years.
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Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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Growing a vegetable garden is a great pastime and an even better source of fresh produce.
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Courtside seats have climbed into six figures, transforming a blue-collar pastime into one of the hottest tickets in sports.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
But dribbling a soccer ball was always his favorite pastime.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Golf from Eisenhower to Trump Golf has been a pastime of several presidents, and Eisenhower first established a putting green on the South Lawn, a version of which remains today.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 June 2026
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Courtside seats have climbed into six figures, transforming a blue-collar pastime into one of the hottest tickets in sports.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
But dribbling a soccer ball was always his favorite pastime.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Golf from Eisenhower to Trump Golf has been a pastime of several presidents, and Eisenhower first established a putting green on the South Lawn, a version of which remains today.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 June 2026
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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