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.
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Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbyhorses
Noun
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The Oprah Winfrey Network's reality dating television series will feature the romantic pursuits of 20 Detroiters, men and women across a variety of professions in Detroit, according to the OWN website.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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A student at the University of Pennsylvania, Schnapp has balanced his large public profile with his academic pursuits.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The advisory board will consist of up to two delegates from each club, including investors, cultural leaders and sports legends.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The vast majority of recent prediction markets growth has come from sports betting, a category that has come online only recently due to legal uncertainty.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His favorite hobbies include bodysurfing the Jersey Shore and making the under-33 club at the Flamingo Miniature Golf Course.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The best gifts for the women in our lives should be a celebration of their many facets and hobbies.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The production draws on a long history of curiosity amusements in which people looked to be entertained by viewing others with unusual or non-normative bodies, especially in nineteenth-century Western circus and dime museums.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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You won’t be inclined to play games or be involved in trivial amusements.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Hobbyhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbyhorses. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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