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as in relaxation
activity engaged in to amuse oneself
decided to take a bike tour of the island for recreation and relaxation
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as in entertainment
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
bowling is great recreation on a rainy afternoon
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as in amusement
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public
water parks have become a significant part of the recreation business
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as in sport
an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure
as with other men of his class and income, his principal recreations were polo and yachting
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as in restoration
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Recent Examples of recreation
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
The warehouses would provide food, clothing, bedding, recreation, medical care, legal access, law libraries and religious space, the document reads.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
And yes, that was Maria Antonia Cay, better known as Toñita, taking a shot with Bad Bunny inside a re-creation of her famed Brooklyn landmark the Caribbean Social Club.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The Chilean filmmaker spent over three years on the film, shooting the recreations as well as interviews with the principals and researching archive.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
The warehouses would provide food, clothing, bedding, recreation, medical care, legal access, law libraries and religious space, the document reads.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
Beneath its loving re-creation of ’90s New York, there’s little in the way of larger ideas and, more fatally, actual feeling, its John and Carolyn functioning less as fleshed-out people than dolls for their creators to smash together.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
And yes, that was Maria Antonia Cay, better known as Toñita, taking a shot with Bad Bunny inside a re-creation of her famed Brooklyn landmark the Caribbean Social Club.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Recreation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreation. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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