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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.
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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
Pretty soon, America’s ultimate time killer could be killed itself — or, at the very least, restricted from U.S. borders.
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Even though Simone Biles was sitting out today, Hoda Kotb and Snoop Dogg chatted with the gymnast’s family in what was a network time killer by any other name.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024
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
That’s a time killer.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020
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
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
Pretty soon, America’s ultimate time killer could be killed itself — or, at the very least, restricted from U.S. borders.
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Even though Simone Biles was sitting out today, Hoda Kotb and Snoop Dogg chatted with the gymnast’s family in what was a network time killer by any other name.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024
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
That’s a time killer.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2020
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time killer
Noun
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The decision was based in part on the Supreme Court’s narrow interpretation of interstate commerce in the early twentieth century and also a likely bias in favor of America’s pastime.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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That same month, Cuoco spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about her baby girl’s newest pastime.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Few warm-weather escapes are complete without plenty of pool time–and the resort’s Baia delle Palme pool, an expansive aquatic zone, raises the bar for splish-splashy fun in the sun.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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What begins as a brief detour spirals into a surreal escape where time, desire, and reality begin to unravel.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And as the music industry continues to not only grow but expand its boundaries beyond one genre or one outlet, entertainment numbers overall are also seeing double-digit increases in industries like film and video production.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Slavin and running mate Peter Antico may be obscure to the lay entertainment consumer but are familiar figures within SAG-AFTRA politics.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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And Manchester, a roughly 4,400-person town hugged by southern Vermont’s Taconic and Green mountains, has a bounty of seasonal diversions.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
1 Aug. 2025
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The stories state that Israel hasn’t provided evidence of diversion by Hamas of food or of Hamas being imbedded in the civilian population, implying that Israel is lying.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The first means happiness as experiencing pleasure and enjoying yourself.—
Sebastian Purcell
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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The real cost of drug use is not that people seek pleasure.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And then there’s Preserve, a delight for the taste buds where food preservation is central to the dining experience.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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These pretty little shortcakes are a delight to make and enjoy—the perfect way to spend an afternoon with Grandma!—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Europe, this member of the family Alaudidae is called a shore lark, because it is found in wintertime along the seashores.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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That colossal production, which involved the construction of villages in which to film and the onscreen involvement of the host country’s armed forces, began as a lark and turned into an albatross.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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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