time killer

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Recent Examples of time killer But never fear, undemanding kids will probably get on board for this anyway as a time killer. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 July 2025 Threes Platforms: mobile, PC, Xbox, Web The king of idle time killers, Threes is one of the few remaining reasons for not throwing your smartphone into the ocean. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025 The time killer of choice, as always with the Cats on a flight, will be poker. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024 The May 4 incident was the third time killer whales (Orcinus orca) have sunk a vessel off the coasts of Portugal and Spain in the past three years. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023 The album is a cornucopia of oddball earworms, but look alive at 1:35 into this track, when the quartet unveils a devilishly righteous stop-time killer that turns into a punishing groove once the full band kicks in. Hank Shteamer, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2023 That’s a time killer. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time killer
Noun
  • When Shira Cohen first hit the tennis courts in Jaffa, Israel, the 29-year-old had a skeptical response to people enjoying a pastime.
    Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • For them, play is not a simple pastime but a lifeline.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Heartbreaking to hear her talk about needing an escape from her abusive husband.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Among the Trees and Hilltops After Nobu’s serene luxury, Acre Resort was a lush escape.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Monica Hooper is an award-winning features writer specializing in entertainment news for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There’s also a covered front porch and second-story deck that can seat several people for outdoor entertainment.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addressing irreparable harm, Immergut said the state faced constitutional injury from loss of control over its Guard, operational harm from diversion of troops trained for state emergencies and public safety risks.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • That willingness to play fast and loose with history gained new momentum in the Monster series, the first two seasons of which made questionable diversions from the life of Jeffrey Dahmer and the saga of the Menendez brothers.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trips to fabric stores were one of her greatest pleasures, and her sewing room was always alive with activity, her three sewing machines constantly buzzing.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Others cited the pleasure of socializing without cellphones.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Our commerce writer Julia Harrison writes that her Moccamaster One Cup is a delight, principally because of its simplicity as a drip coffee maker—free of extraneous frothers or digital interfaces or timers.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • To my relief and delight, the firearm had not exploded in my face, maiming me for life.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At that rummage-y point several years ago, Ben Stiller had no idea where his filmic lark would lead.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The famed journalist's literary lark quickly gained currency, being reprinted and taken as the truth.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What sets the Summer Jam apart, of course, is the Y2K theme, a popular divertissement that celebrates various trends and aesthetics of the nascent millennium.
    Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
  • Life at The Sea Ranch is predictably bucolic, frequently focused on divertissements for the couple’s young children, Miles and Juliet.
    Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Time killer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20killer. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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