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Recent Examples of recreational
Israel evolved from being a religious center for the local Jewish community to a cultural and recreational center as well.
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Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Connecting New York and London by rail would be a game-changer for economic and recreational opportunities, given that both cities are major cultural and financial hubs.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The drug is legal in nearly half of all U.S. states for recreational use.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
Massachusetts is also one of 24 states, along with D.C., that have legalized recreational marijuana.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Connecting New York and London by rail would be a game-changer for economic and recreational opportunities, given that both cities are major cultural and financial hubs.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The drug is legal in nearly half of all U.S. states for recreational use.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
Massachusetts is also one of 24 states, along with D.C., that have legalized recreational marijuana.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
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The comic posts and memes have a simple explanation.Callum Booth, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The comic, 40, who made a name for herself at various celebrity roasts, gave Ben Affleck a hilarious shoutout during her opening monologue.Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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But how much of that commentary, wonders James Adomian, was actually entertaining?Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The memoirs of former national leaders are rarely entertaining, insightful, or revealing.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Despite the humorous discouragement from her friends and family, Hurosky remains committed to her goal with a slight modification.Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The actress also shared stories about learning Russian for the film and a humorous boating incident.Ty Gaskins, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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For Garcia, the most fun element of the competition was taking pictures of all her new habits.Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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And the animators threw some fun curveballs, including making the embodiment of evil into a shirtless hottie that would make even shirtless Kirk jealous.Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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And the confusion caused by a talking horse (mirroring the Francis the Talking Mule film series), and the comical situations Ed got Wilbur into was the basis behind the Mister Ed sitcom, which was introduced in first-run syndication on January 5, 1961.Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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English football in 2024 served up a bit of everything: stunning strikes, comical own goals, baffling errors, refereeing controversies, promotions, relegations, trophies lifted, CVs sifted and much more besides.Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Abusing someone’s wife because their husband hasn’t scored a goal in a specific game is ridiculous.Art de Roché, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Amusingly, Musk’s character held two shields, a ridiculous burden that offers no tactical advantage whatsoever—this is the kind of game where a slightly heavier helmet can make a serious difference.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Gunn’s ensemble cast of obscure misfits like Dr. Phosphorous, GI Robot and DC’s versions of Frankenstein’s Monster and his Bride have so far given us a great mix of antic comic violence and poignant character flashbacks.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Some are lush; others have an antic hint of Roz Chast’s cartoons in The New Yorker.Dwight Garner, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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The comedy is very much a love letter to South L.A., offering pointed and amusing commentary on gentrification.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film centers on Clémence, a quiet yet amusing Parisian, who had a complicated childhood.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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