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
Last, focus on hobbies, creative endeavors or sports and live in the moment.
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
My hobbies are digital photography, fitness, two-stroke engines, and reading.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
While Hastings has turned his attention to hobbies like skiing since giving up his CEO role, Iger has developed a reputation for wanting to hang around as Disney's head honcho.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
TikTok creator Siece Campbell (@siececampbell) turned to social media to share her trick for staying entertained and trying new hobbies all without looking at her phone or computer.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
Sorry, Jimmy, for one day, the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon belongs to Taylor Swift and her new little hobbies.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
In this way, the time children and grandparents spend together becomes a kind of cultural bridge in which hobbies, customs, and sometimes languages are passed on to the younger generation.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Smoking marijuana and playing some video games may seem like a chill night for some — but both hobbies have been linked with psychosis in a variety of studies.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
My hobbies are digital photography, fitness, two-stroke engines, and reading.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
While Hastings has turned his attention to hobbies like skiing since giving up his CEO role, Iger has developed a reputation for wanting to hang around as Disney's head honcho.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
TikTok creator Siece Campbell (@siececampbell) turned to social media to share her trick for staying entertained and trying new hobbies all without looking at her phone or computer.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
Sorry, Jimmy, for one day, the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon belongs to Taylor Swift and her new little hobbies.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
In this way, the time children and grandparents spend together becomes a kind of cultural bridge in which hobbies, customs, and sometimes languages are passed on to the younger generation.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Smoking marijuana and playing some video games may seem like a chill night for some — but both hobbies have been linked with psychosis in a variety of studies.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbies
Noun
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This is the uniform in which DesRochers greets me at the nucleus of her sprawling entrepreneurial pursuits that are dubbed The Gratitude Collective, her brick home sitting high atop a hill in Avondale.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Their personal pursuits were always underpinned by their business sense.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nielsen, which tracks television ratings, now includes more modern devices in its tracking, an adjustment that has been expected to show higher sports viewership across the board.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But as college sports enters yet another year of flirting with institutional funds of all sorts—conversations that have drawn vocal pushback from fans, administrators and trustees—I’ve begun to pay close attention to how those in power talk about these deals.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Hobbies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbies. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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