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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time killers
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Fares to Rio de Janeiro can run higher, so think of GRU as your gateway, with low-cost carriers like Azul and GOL getting you to coastal escapes in no time.—
Jade Moyano,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025 -
In e-mails from July, 2022, one veterinarian identified fifteen recent escapes, adding that a deeper search of records would likely yield more.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sledding For families who enjoy making the most of the chillier weather, including snow, there are few better budget-friendly pastimes than sledding.—
Mia Taylor,
Parents,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cultural historians will struggle to pinpoint the exact moment true crime became one of the great American pastimes.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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Both works, with their vivid colors and characters, immerse the viewer in the bourgeois pleasures and perspectives of the 19th century.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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His songs seek to unite people over life’s simple pleasures and moments of joy, rather than divide over politics.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The small round dish can be used for all sorts of culinary delights, from baking single-serve cakes to roasting garlic.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Japan draws thirtysomethings with its diverse attractions, from culinary delights to swift transportation, catering to travelers' varied interests.—
Jill Krasny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the years following, Reiner built a career making the kind of mainstream popular entertainments that barely exist anymore, pictures like The Bucket List (2007), The Story of Us (1997), A Few Good Men (1992), and the Stephen King adaptation Misery (1990).—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2025
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