Thesaurus results for AVOCATION

avocation

noun

ˌa-və-ˈkā-shən

as in hobby

an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure photography is merely an avocation for me—I've never tried to make money off of it

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Recent Examples of avocation What began as an avocation turned into a serious occupation, as Fox Solomon turned to documenting the remnants of segregation visible in Chattanooga and across the South. —

Christina Cacouris, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024 Dramatically groaning and moaning about the heat in the summer is my avocation. —

Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024 Wine, however, was an avocation that eventually became part of his portfolio. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024 And the Romans had other, less-objectionable avocations. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for avocation

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Noun

Rai’s mom, Dalvir, worked at a hospital as a mental health nurse and picked up extra cash as an aerobics instructor, all to help fund their son’s newfound and rather expensive hobby.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Instead of relying on the small hobby motors typically used in basic Arduino turtle bots, UncleStem turned to motors salvaged from children’s ride-on toys.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026