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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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Ana Colón, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024
The South Hangar is an ideal location for a motion picture studio, an indoor recreation center or even a mixed-use complex.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
The goal is to transform the industrial corridor of strip malls into a walkable (and bikeable) mixed-use community with new housing, parking amenities and parks and recreation facilities.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
The ad itself, with a chyron mimicking a vintage MTV clip, is almost a shot-by-shot recreation of the original, with IHOP’s syrup bottles illustrated to look like the band: The lid opens as a mouth; the keyboardist even has forks for hands.
—Roy Trakin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford Getty Images At the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Shell, Kaia Gerber paid tribute to her famous mother, Cindy Crawford, with an Hervé Leger recreation of her 1993 Oscars look.
—Ana Colón, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024
The South Hangar is an ideal location for a motion picture studio, an indoor recreation center or even a mixed-use complex.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
The goal is to transform the industrial corridor of strip malls into a walkable (and bikeable) mixed-use community with new housing, parking amenities and parks and recreation facilities.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
The ad itself, with a chyron mimicking a vintage MTV clip, is almost a shot-by-shot recreation of the original, with IHOP’s syrup bottles illustrated to look like the band: The lid opens as a mouth; the keyboardist even has forks for hands.
—Roy Trakin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Recreation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreation. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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