: something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably : diversion
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
Baseball has been a national pastime for many years.
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Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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Taking care of personal business will free up time to enjoy the people and pastimes that put a smile on your face.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Good morning, Baseball may be America’s favorite pastime, but its biggest audience is actually in Japan—at least for this year’s playoffs.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
But there does seem to be some possibility of realignment, or some recognition, at least, that one the country’s biggest pastimes doesn’t belong to one side.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Some fans have expressed disapproval with the league-wide sticker placements, even though commercial intrusion on and around the diamond is nearly as old as America’s pastime itself.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Good morning, Baseball may be America’s favorite pastime, but its biggest audience is actually in Japan—at least for this year’s playoffs.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
But there does seem to be some possibility of realignment, or some recognition, at least, that one the country’s biggest pastimes doesn’t belong to one side.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Some fans have expressed disapproval with the league-wide sticker placements, even though commercial intrusion on and around the diamond is nearly as old as America’s pastime itself.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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pastime
noun
pas·time
ˈpas-ˌtīm 
: something that helps to make time pass agreeably
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