as in hobby
an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time
Her favorite pastime is gardening. Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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Recent Examples of pastime
The Return of Hobby Decor Knitting, crochet, and embroidery aren’t just your Grandma’s pastimes anymore.
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Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
That pandemic pastime proved to be very useful for your career in the long run.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
While many parents can relate to teens indulging in too much screen time, With Love, Meghan offers a gentle escape, even if just for a while, to witness pastimes that many teens may deem as outdated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
Florida’s early tourism industry started with the highway and the rapid expansion of automobile ownership that made road trips an American pastime.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
That pandemic pastime proved to be very useful for your career in the long run.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
While many parents can relate to teens indulging in too much screen time, With Love, Meghan offers a gentle escape, even if just for a while, to witness pastimes that many teens may deem as outdated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025
Florida’s early tourism industry started with the highway and the rapid expansion of automobile ownership that made road trips an American pastime.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastime
Noun
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While Adarabioyo has been deeply involved in the hobby for years now, Solanke confessed to recently being sucked into it.—
Andrew Mackie,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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One of my nerdy little hobbies is collecting quotations from the famous and not-so-famous about good writing.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Basso acknowledges that while the sport is still in its early stages, the signs are already promising.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastime. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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