hobbyhorses

plural of hobbyhorse
as in pursuits
an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement

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Recent Examples of hobbyhorses There must have been hundreds of them made, a stable of hobbyhorses, and one had ended up in the basement of our house in Massachusetts. Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • 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
  • Their personal pursuits were always underpinned by their business sense.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In one corner, a skeleton hangs from a frame; sports science is one of the qualifications delivered here.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics have the potential to further boost sports teams in the market.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Last, focus on hobbies, creative endeavors or sports and live in the moment.
    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, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Test yourself on autumn amusements and federal firsts in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Goldie now thought that watching for owls and high-kicking with her shadow were the stale amusements of childhood.
    Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Hobbyhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyhorses. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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