recreational

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Recent Examples of recreational Four Sacramento-area lawmakers are calling for the reopening of Folsom Lake in a letter to state waterways officials, saying the costs to the local economy and recreational boating are too great, while calling for better coordination between agencies to get boats back into the water. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025 The third group are youth who occasionally use drugs for recreational/experimental activity or for staying alert while studying for examinations by mistakenly using counterfeit pills or recreational drugs laced with fentanyl that may result in OD or fatal OD. Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025 Another major historical landmark is Long Wharf, opened in the 1720s, which once served as a hub for Boston's maritime trade, and is now used by recreational boats. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 Each summer in the U.K., up to 50 million pheasants are released into woods and fields for recreational shooting. John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recreational
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
Adjective
  • And the character will lean into her comic talents.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 May 2025
  • This aspect of the comic hits home today, when many of the world’s pressing problems, climate crisis chief among them, are ones that prior generations have kicked down the line rather than addressing.
    Lily Meyer, The Dial, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • That being said, the evening was certainly entertaining, with musical performances by Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoati and Paramount School of the Arts.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Photo : Zach Brown/Atlas Imagery A brick patio off the rear of the house is ideal for alfresco entertaining.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Some of immediate response was humorous and positive, signaling that he should be given a chance, while others critical, a sign of the times where memes can quickly take on a life of their own.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • The state prefers sans-serif fonts like Times New Roman or Arial, and signage must not give a humorous impression.
    Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • All 2, 3 and 4 wheel riders are welcome for a fun day of riding in the area.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
  • And so that whole experience, going through the experience being from Maryland, having a horse in the Preakness with my family, was really fun.
    Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Her lessons are comical and their related excursions endearing: Santa Monica shares tips about different positions and offers pointers on incorporating toys.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
  • His Best Friend Still Shows Up Every Week to Watch Their Show Together (Exclusive) Noah had garbage day shirts and garbage toys, all of which were comical to Carrigan, as her husband, Noah's father, is a fireman.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 4 May 2025
Adjective
  • Supreme Court justice calls it 'ridiculous' Trump cuts reach climate scientists who labored for free Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • In a world where leaders seem eager to bend the knee to Trump’s every impulse, even the truly ridiculous seems plausible.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Thus begins an exhausting, antic season of searching.
    Alexandra Tanner, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Although the result is certainly amusing, the Darth Vader creation has also been spotted making some potentially controversial comments using Jones’ voice.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • The sketch has a great ending stinger and is very amusing throughout.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025

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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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