1
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
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
One of the most popular recreations is from Duff’s Today show performance, which creators imitate in detail, down to the shimmies of the audience.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
This information can then be fed into AI models specifically programmed for each sport to produce graphic recreations of every movement.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
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
While people tag her in dozens of videos every day, Humphrey tries to pick recreations that are authentic moments caught on camera.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
The infamous photo was taken at a party in 1957 and has spawned recreations by Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen as well as Sydney Sweeney and Maude Apatow.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Animation, blurry recreations, and, eventually, video footage are used to illustrate the violence inflicted upon Rushdie in August 2022.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
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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
One of the most popular recreations is from Duff’s Today show performance, which creators imitate in detail, down to the shimmies of the audience.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
This information can then be fed into AI models specifically programmed for each sport to produce graphic recreations of every movement.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
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
While people tag her in dozens of videos every day, Humphrey tries to pick recreations that are authentic moments caught on camera.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
The infamous photo was taken at a party in 1957 and has spawned recreations by Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen as well as Sydney Sweeney and Maude Apatow.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Animation, blurry recreations, and, eventually, video footage are used to illustrate the violence inflicted upon Rushdie in August 2022.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Recreations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreations. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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