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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time killers
Noun
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Interest in rural escapes has boomed for Gen Z travelers over the past two years, with a 300% spike year-over-year in guest reviews mentioning farms on Vrbo.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Fidler, who improved his record to 29-7, scored a takedown in the second period to offset escapes by Williams during the second and third periods.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For all of these pastimes, the content followed a predictable sequence with natural stopping points.—
Robin Pickering,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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Kaplan says birding and hiking are particularly popular pastimes.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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TikTok discovered the pleasures of Sushi Fumi, and there is usually a wait.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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My excavations are merely a variation on these same pleasures.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Omaar Yemini said the addition was meant to ease the uninitiated into the delights of Haitian cuisine.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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And yet watching the unfurling reel of Mumbai life on one narrow promenade is one of this city's quiet delights.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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