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as in entertainments
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment
bowling is great recreation on a rainy afternoon
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as in amusements
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 sports
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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Recent Examples of recreations
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
The series uses archive footage and stylised recreations, and expert analysis from historians and academics to chart the rise to power of each queen, while investigating key aspects of their reign.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The Route 66 Museum in the town library features recreations of a 1950s gas station and a classic diner, along with displays of antique cars and a collection of Route 66 books.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
This sense of domestic insecurity carries through the remaining two-thirds of the film, which incorporates doubles, cyborgs, and holographic recreations of the film’s female characters.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
The exhibition also includes life-size recreations of areas of the ship intended to show what daily life was like on board for passengers across different classes.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Two days later, at Nicolas Di Felice’s fifth anniversary show for Courrèges, the finale consisted of a handful of models wearing white-out recreations of select looks in the show.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
Last year in Hong Kong, an employee was tricked into sending $25 million to fraudsters who used deepfake recreations of the company's CFO and other colleagues to convince the employee of their authenticity.
—Don Aviv, Time, 7 Mar. 2026
Many are original structures dating back to the late 1800s along with some recreations, all designed to give a glimpse into frontier life.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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The film originally cost $155 million, in part because of expensive music rights and extensive recreations of famous concert performances.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
The series uses archive footage and stylised recreations, and expert analysis from historians and academics to chart the rise to power of each queen, while investigating key aspects of their reign.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The Route 66 Museum in the town library features recreations of a 1950s gas station and a classic diner, along with displays of antique cars and a collection of Route 66 books.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
This sense of domestic insecurity carries through the remaining two-thirds of the film, which incorporates doubles, cyborgs, and holographic recreations of the film’s female characters.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
The exhibition also includes life-size recreations of areas of the ship intended to show what daily life was like on board for passengers across different classes.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Two days later, at Nicolas Di Felice’s fifth anniversary show for Courrèges, the finale consisted of a handful of models wearing white-out recreations of select looks in the show.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
Last year in Hong Kong, an employee was tricked into sending $25 million to fraudsters who used deepfake recreations of the company's CFO and other colleagues to convince the employee of their authenticity.
—Don Aviv, Time, 7 Mar. 2026
Many are original structures dating back to the late 1800s along with some recreations, all designed to give a glimpse into frontier life.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Recreations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreations. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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