as in hobbies
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 pastimes
Backyard fires are like a lot of the adventurous pastimes that define our lives.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
The soldiers’ pastimes of drinking, gambling, and brawling also offended many Bostonians, who retained the piety of their Pilgrim ancestors.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
From Beth's piano playing and Amy's painting, the classic film is chock-full of nostalgic pastimes that don't involve any screens.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Yet even with the scares, Tipping is excited to get people thinking critically and talking about one of America’s biggest pastimes.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
When the episode opens, Belly has been in Paris for a year while Conrad was at med school brooding and pining, his two favorite pastimes.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Myers grew up on a ranch, and hunting and fishing were pastimes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
It is known as one of the monarch’s favorite pastimes during the holiday season.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In particular, their work included leaping into water to find waterfowl, as the American Kennel Club (AKC) notes that swimming and fetching are their natural pastimes.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
The soldiers’ pastimes of drinking, gambling, and brawling also offended many Bostonians, who retained the piety of their Pilgrim ancestors.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
From Beth's piano playing and Amy's painting, the classic film is chock-full of nostalgic pastimes that don't involve any screens.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Yet even with the scares, Tipping is excited to get people thinking critically and talking about one of America’s biggest pastimes.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
When the episode opens, Belly has been in Paris for a year while Conrad was at med school brooding and pining, his two favorite pastimes.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Myers grew up on a ranch, and hunting and fishing were pastimes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
It is known as one of the monarch’s favorite pastimes during the holiday season.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In particular, their work included leaping into water to find waterfowl, as the American Kennel Club (AKC) notes that swimming and fetching are their natural pastimes.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastimes
Noun
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Last, focus on hobbies, creative endeavors or sports and live in the moment.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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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
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Nielsen, which tracks television ratings, now includes more modern devices in its tracking, an adjustment that has been expected to show higher sports viewership across the board.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But as college sports enters yet another year of flirting with institutional funds of all sorts—conversations that have drawn vocal pushback from fans, administrators and trustees—I’ve begun to pay close attention to how those in power talk about these deals.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Pastimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastimes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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