as in pursuits
an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure
his ranch is just a weekend hobby—he makes his real money as an investment banker
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Recent Examples of hobbies
Mac Pro came out 20 years ago The Mac Pro was used for video editing, 3D animation, music editing, and other creative hobbies, according to a description on Best Buy's website.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The best gifts for the women in our lives should be a celebration of their many facets and hobbies.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
His hobbies include swimming and urban photography.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Home buyers hunting down elusive double-digit acreage and a practical, family-friendly residence to inspire a business or new hobbies will discover much to admire in a 2,184-square-foot house northwest of Indianola.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Create that profile or summary statement, frontload your strengths and best skills, write those descriptions of your best projects and achievements in jobs past, describe your volunteer and community work, share those hobbies and interests.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Rubin visited the 2026 SHE Media Co-Lab @ SXSW on March 15 to dive deep into parenting and empty nesting alongside author Kim Holderness, who mentioned her lack of hobbies.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 Mar. 2026
Genealogy has quietly become one of the fastest-growing hobbies in North America, with the industry now valued at more than $5 billion.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Teenagers are putting their bodies and minds to work—and their phones away—in the pursuit of hobbies like gardening, knitting, and baking.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 15 Mar. 2026
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The best gifts for the women in our lives should be a celebration of their many facets and hobbies.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
His hobbies include swimming and urban photography.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Home buyers hunting down elusive double-digit acreage and a practical, family-friendly residence to inspire a business or new hobbies will discover much to admire in a 2,184-square-foot house northwest of Indianola.
—Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Create that profile or summary statement, frontload your strengths and best skills, write those descriptions of your best projects and achievements in jobs past, describe your volunteer and community work, share those hobbies and interests.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Rubin visited the 2026 SHE Media Co-Lab @ SXSW on March 15 to dive deep into parenting and empty nesting alongside author Kim Holderness, who mentioned her lack of hobbies.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 Mar. 2026
Genealogy has quietly become one of the fastest-growing hobbies in North America, with the industry now valued at more than $5 billion.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Teenagers are putting their bodies and minds to work—and their phones away—in the pursuit of hobbies like gardening, knitting, and baking.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbies
Noun
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Some mathematicians therefore worry that their time and resources would be better spent on other pursuits.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sunday’s deadly crash comes within a month of two others that occurred during pursuits in Broward County.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Thunder bench outscored the Knicks’ second unit, 25-13, and Miles McBride, in his first game back from a sports hernia surgery that sidelined him 28 games, suffered an injury and grabbed at his stomach before leaving the floor and going to the locker room in pain.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Hobbies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbies. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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