as in hobby
an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time
Her favorite pastime is gardening. Baseball has been a national pastime for years.
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Coach Prime loving the new MLB The University of Colorado’s head football coach still gets jazzed when talking about America’s pastime.
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Coy Wire, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The pastime was rooted in her childhood on the Pacific Northwest, Knox shared on The Elevate Podcast.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Leaning over the sides of wells is an unusual pastime, even in rural New England.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Davis, the 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, who earned a master’s degree in sports management from Columbia University last year, had happily turned the page on sports before deciding to give America’s pastime another shot.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
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Coy Wire, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The pastime was rooted in her childhood on the Pacific Northwest, Knox shared on The Elevate Podcast.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Leaning over the sides of wells is an unusual pastime, even in rural New England.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Davis, the 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, who earned a master’s degree in sports management from Columbia University last year, had happily turned the page on sports before deciding to give America’s pastime another shot.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastime
Noun
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Her hobbies include lusting after them, dating them, hanging out at their beach house, contemplative night-swimming in their pool, and occasionally playing volleyball.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Saudi Arabia’s art scene, long constrained by restrictions and dismissed as a hobby, is now drawing institutional support as the kingdom looks to project its culture globally.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Over three decades, the community has witnessed the Chens’ children growing up—attending their sports games, hearing them practice piano in the restaurant, and blurring the line between customer and friend.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ciardi, a former professional baseball pitcher, had produced a few major sports films and thought Flynt’s story would make an ideal movie.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastime. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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