: 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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Fishing in the Bahamas was reportedly a shared pastime.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Even in a deep sense, truly rewarding, spiritually rewarding pastimes and so on.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
What has changed in recent years, however, is that prediction markets are no longer an obscure pastime enjoyed by political junkies.
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Matt Motta,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Some pastimes are distractions, some are distortions, and some few are true distillations—refining a city or a place or a community to its essence, deliciously sipped by all.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Even in a deep sense, truly rewarding, spiritually rewarding pastimes and so on.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
What has changed in recent years, however, is that prediction markets are no longer an obscure pastime enjoyed by political junkies.
—
Matt Motta,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Some pastimes are distractions, some are distortions, and some few are true distillations—refining a city or a place or a community to its essence, deliciously sipped by all.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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