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Recent Examples of recreational
Illinois legalized recreational use of cannabis – including purchasing, consuming and possessing it – in January 2020.
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Alan Kozeluh, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
There’s also a playground, picnic shelters, nature trails, a fishing pier, and volleyball courts, among other recreational features.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Furthermore, the study noted the state spending for oyster habitats brought in $14.5 million in recreational fishing, $11 million in commercial fishing and $12.5 million in environmental services.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The push to impose new controls on recreational use of cannabis comes after the Bhumjaithai Party, which championed its legalization, withdrew from the ruling coalition last week following Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s apparent mishandling of a border row with Cambodia.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Alan Kozeluh, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
There’s also a playground, picnic shelters, nature trails, a fishing pier, and volleyball courts, among other recreational features.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Furthermore, the study noted the state spending for oyster habitats brought in $14.5 million in recreational fishing, $11 million in commercial fishing and $12.5 million in environmental services.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The push to impose new controls on recreational use of cannabis comes after the Bhumjaithai Party, which championed its legalization, withdrew from the ruling coalition last week following Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s apparent mishandling of a border row with Cambodia.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
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Southern comic Dusty Slay has inked a deal for Netflix to debut Wet Heat, his second special for the service in two years, on the heels of 2024’s Workin’ Man, which will premiere on July 29.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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The teaser first airs on on the season 2 finale of The Walking Dead: Dead City, yet another spinoff of the prolific post-apocalyptic series adapted by Frank Darabont from the comic series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Snag outdoor storage boxes, side tables, and rolling bar carts for entertaining.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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The main floor features a flowing open-concept living room, a gourmet kitchen with a double-wide island ripe for entertaining, and a formal dining room perfect for family gatherings .—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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In her recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday, June 24, the actress shared a humorous story about her children's reaction to her mullet haircut for the film.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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There were humorous suggestions to get round the problem, such as clitch, but none caught on.—
David Crystal
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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That certainly makes for a fun promotional campaign, where pithy jokes and silly moments abound in the trailers and on posters.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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The visitors always have more stars, the visitors are always more fun.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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Not so fast, because in comical fashion, Derringer is stuck hanging from a tree, and Clarke has to climb it to help him out.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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When the show won its sixth award of the night, for Best Comedy Series, Matheson and costar Ebon Moss-Bachrach shared a comical kiss.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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But her physical discomfort, brain fog, and financial stress had made the idea of writing a novel seem ridiculous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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That's already a ridiculous amount of kitchen, but Lifestyle doesn't actually stop there.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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The antic good humor with which those humans under attack cope is admirable, but we’re reminded this is no joke when one employee’s visiting teenage son is killed.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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The energy of the performances — from Aduba’s deadpan forthrightness to the more antic work by comedians like Marino and Jane Curtin (as the president’s grouchy mother-in-law) — and the rat-a-tat style of all the conversations carries the day.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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The amusing interaction comes a few days after Plum appeared to urge referees to give Clark, 23-years-old, a technical foul for stepping onto the court during the Sparks' game against the Indiana Fever on Thursday, June 26.—
Grace Jordan-Weinstein,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Although many other theories were quite amusing on social media.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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