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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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re-creation

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The program also helps support the state's 94,000 outdoor recreation jobs and $24 billion forestry economy, according to the program's research. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 Today, they are managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority and serve as vital sources of drinking water, hydroelectric power and recreation for over a million Texans. Stephanie Threinen, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 That’s gotta be some sort of latex recreation or Madame Tussauds wax figure, right? Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025 When Brand was growing up, the developmental path in basketball went like this: knock on the door of your neighborhood recreation center and learn the game under mentorship of a trusted coach and teacher. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for re-creation

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“Re-creation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/re-creation. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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