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
Additional publications emerged to serve this expanding market, including Travel + Leisure (1971), which targets a broad audience of leisure travelers interested in upscale experiences, and Condé Nast Traveler (1987), which focuses on luxury travel and affluent audiences.
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Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
And, in contrast to the sunrise-to-sunset work schedule on a farm, the set hours of wage labor left leisure time in the evening when young people could enjoy urban recreation.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
However, if regulators can assure public safety, devices such as VueBuds can offer enormous freedom and improvements in quality of life and leisure for countless people with access to them.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Other sectors to gain jobs were leisure and hospitality, with 7,000; other services with 2,800; and professional and business services with 1,900.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
And, in contrast to the sunrise-to-sunset work schedule on a farm, the set hours of wage labor left leisure time in the evening when young people could enjoy urban recreation.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
However, if regulators can assure public safety, devices such as VueBuds can offer enormous freedom and improvements in quality of life and leisure for countless people with access to them.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Other sectors to gain jobs were leisure and hospitality, with 7,000; other services with 2,800; and professional and business services with 1,900.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisure
Noun
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Naturally, trouble spoils the crew’s relaxation in the form of an ocean princess named Yura (Allegra Clark; Saoiri Onishi) on the run from baddies Zodon (Christopher Corey Smith; Koichi Domoto) and Djeese (Yuri Lowenthal; Koji Yusa).—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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There’s even a yoga mat included with the property to channel the ultimate sense of rest and relaxation.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Venus in your 12th House can pull you toward rest or avoidance instead of action.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Rather than being surrounded by six lanes of asphalt and rushing traffic, people would easy have access to rest comfortably around the monument.—
Lucius Riccio,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Their final resting place is known at last.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her final resting place will be some 180 feet below the surface, but because the SS United States is so tall, the upper decks will be just 55 to 60 feet below Gulf waters, making this an accessible site for divers with various levels of wreck diving experience.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Leisure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisure. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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