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Recent Examples of leisure Health care continued to drive job growth by adding 31,000 jobs, while leisure and hospitality added 28,000. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025 The family recently went to Japan to indulge in both work and some leisure. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025 The ship offers a full suite of wellness, fitness, and leisure options designed to help residents unplug. Colin C. Campbell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Job openings fell the most in health care and social assistance in July and also dipped somewhat in leisure and hospitality, Wednesday’s data showed. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leisure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leisure
Noun
  • In this state, the nervous system’s fight-or-flight response takes priority, inhibiting relaxation, pleasure and trust, which make for the key ingredients of romantic connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For the average person, being massaged in a public space, as part of a competition, might be a relaxation-proof challenge.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve could’ve wanted to use the regular season finale as a chance to get others more minutes and allow her stars some rest just days before the postseason begins.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Humans arrive with a lifetime of real-world learning and need nothing more exotic than food, water, and rest.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Later that day, she was buried at her childhood home of Althorp, her final resting place.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Titanic’s final resting place was far from Ballard’s only discovery in a long, distinguished career as a scientist and explorer.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Leisure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leisure. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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