as in pursuit
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 hobby
So far the topics callers have discussed have run the gamut, including hobbies, culture and world events, Goldhirsh said.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s a row of golf simulators — the sport is the closest thing Skenes has to a hobby — that’ll be finished by the end of January.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Quinn, StyleCaster Contributing Writer For the crafty wives, give them the gift of a new hobby this love day.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2026
Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s a row of golf simulators — the sport is the closest thing Skenes has to a hobby — that’ll be finished by the end of January.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Quinn, StyleCaster Contributing Writer For the crafty wives, give them the gift of a new hobby this love day.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2026
Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobby
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Speed Skating 500m and Team Pursuit will also give medals in speed skating sprint distances (including the men’s 500m and women’s 500m) on February 10, with team pursuit finals to follow later in the Games.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Often, his philosophy of life, his vaunted pursuit of happiness, anchored his letter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Banks were urged to expand credit to service-consumption firms and allow eligible companies in culture, tourism, education, sports and household services to raise funds through bond issuance.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Medal reallocations have historically surfaced after doping or other cheating cases, but Chiles’ dispute centered on an apparent error by the International Gymnastics Federation, the sport’s governing body.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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My vocation as a writer and editor and my avocation as a gardener and composter go hand in hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Sep. 2025
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Retired from her long vocation as a research chemist, Schafer, at 81, remains on the job with her avocations.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 May 2025
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The Toros Sport Complex qualifies as an indoor recreation and event space of 5,000 square feet or more.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Both the recreation center and senior center are closed.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even as his Reddit-haunting admirers still parse his lyrics for hidden meanings, his spirit surely looks down on them with wry amusement at his fans’ unending search for profundity.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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Unidentified plainclothes dudes then dragged her out of the high school auditorium while other Idahoans watched — some in amusement, others not so much.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Hobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobby. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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