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Recent Examples of recreational
Funding and staffing aren’t keeping pace with the popularity of the parks, which hit a record three hundred and thirty-two million recreational visits in 2024.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Massachusetts and New York were penalized largely due to high living costs and tax burdens, while Alabama and Mississippi faced challenges tied to aging health outcomes and limited access to recreational and cultural resources for older residents.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Other recreational opportunities include, but are not limited to, swimming in one of four separate pool areas, skating on an outdoor rink that is covered, lighted, and available for 20 weeks of the year, tennis, and there are hiking trails.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Stretching 34 miles, the multiuse, historical recreational trail is perfect for running, walking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Massachusetts and New York were penalized largely due to high living costs and tax burdens, while Alabama and Mississippi faced challenges tied to aging health outcomes and limited access to recreational and cultural resources for older residents.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Other recreational opportunities include, but are not limited to, swimming in one of four separate pool areas, skating on an outdoor rink that is covered, lighted, and available for 20 weeks of the year, tennis, and there are hiking trails.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Stretching 34 miles, the multiuse, historical recreational trail is perfect for running, walking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
Adjective
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Although the film became a template for white revenge fantasies, its street thugs are assembled with almost comic care to avoid racial bias.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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But his plans go pear-shaped in the most darkly comic way.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The first period was scoreless but entertaining.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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One of the more entertaining theories to explain Indiana’s success is that a Hoosiers staffer hacked a cloud to steal the opponent’s game plans.—
Mac Engel
January 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dozens of Dilbert books were published over 30 years, including anniversary compendiums and humorous self-help guides, like 1998’s The Joy of Work.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The new teaser starts off serious and somber, much like the past trailers for Captain America, Thor and the X-Men, but then has a humorous moment when the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) introduces himself to M’Baku (Winston Duke).—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To tie it all together, throw in a fun statement bag to add a pop of color to an otherwise neutral outfit.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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North Texas is both everything that makes college football so irresistibly fun and appealing, while also serving as the worst example of the current model.—
Mac Engel
January 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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All those irreverent celebrations and comical soliloquies left no shortage of options.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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That sense of place goes a long way in immersing you into J1’s world, whether the tone is deadly serious or lightly comical.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To make these journeys manageable and enjoyable, visitors must rely on local travel platforms which understand (and solve) the logistical challenges.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Season 2 is not without enjoyable intrigue, yet never proves worth the risk of opening a closed (literal) book.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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So the firings of Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and the Ravens’ Harbaugh have injected some juice into a Giants search that previously threatened to cast as wide and arbitrary a net as last year’s ridiculous Jets process.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Olympics is a ridiculous mixture of hit-you-straight-in-the-feels origin stories and Greek god-level athletic prowess.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Everything is lit up, glowing, brooding with antic calamity.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The hero’s antic flirtations with a French maiden drag on at inordinate length, leaving an organist little room for creative invention.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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