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Recent Examples of recreational
The recreational use of bigger display fireworks, such as salutes that contain two grains – 130 milligrams – of explosive materials and professional-grade aerial shells with more than 60 grams of pyrotechnic compositions isn't allowed.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Beijing enacted a sweeping regulation last month to effectively ban casual recreational flying and consumer drones.
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Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Social scientists call this recreational displacement.
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Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for recreational
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Beijing enacted a sweeping regulation last month to effectively ban casual recreational flying and consumer drones.
—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Social scientists call this recreational displacement.
—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for recreational
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
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The hot new subject areas were comic-book studies, science fiction, and children’s literature.
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Brown has matured nicely in the role, exhibiting a newfound steeliness and steadily increasing comic chops.
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New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.
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And that’s the question that underlies much of what’s onscreen in this perplexing, entertaining, frustrating picture.
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Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly joined Lacoste ambassador and actor Pierre Niney for the humorous promotional film, produced by Niney’s production company.
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As the search continued, humorous posts imagining where Gracie might show up next spread across social media.
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The camp blends fun dance instruction with bold characters, exciting music and imaginative storytelling.
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Newer spaces like Salted Melon, The Craic and Laurel Park offer fresh takes with a relaxed feel and fun patio spaces, while mainstays like Rhino Market and Arthur’s fill up with longtime fans.
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Each installment feels like a fever dream of absurd fear mongering about crime, meant to hype Knightscope’s brand of high-tech surveillance and divorced from reality in unintentionally comical ways.
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But for all the manosphere poking and parodying, Kyle University isn’t solely there to gather laughs or generate comical confusion.
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More of us are rediscovering the appeal of doing things the harder (though usually more enjoyable) way.
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Choosing snacks that are both healthy and appealing to kids can make snack time easier and more enjoyable.
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Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous.
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And the old person who rebels is ridiculous.
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The spectacularly antic tale of originals and doubles, locals and outsiders, visually and philosophically lampoons the very concept of identity.
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Wilde’s Angela is expressive and antic; Rogen’s Joe is sullen and snarky.
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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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