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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Recent Examples of pastime
Without spoiling too much, suffice it to say that despite the film’s title and his character’s obsession with the pastime, Cage does not do much surfing on screen.
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 3 May 2025
This type of collecting is a silly, frivolous pastime!
—Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 31 May 2025
Roosevelt reportedly didn’t use the pass much, if at all, sticking instead to his personal pastimes of boxing and football.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
Lawn bowling, a popular Canadian pastime, is a simple yet entertaining game to include.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 3 May 2025
This type of collecting is a silly, frivolous pastime!
—Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 31 May 2025
Roosevelt reportedly didn’t use the pass much, if at all, sticking instead to his personal pastimes of boxing and football.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
Lawn bowling, a popular Canadian pastime, is a simple yet entertaining game to include.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastime
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For Lucy, finding the perfect someone is an equation consisting of height, looks, occupation, earnings, hobbies and the like.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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There is something to be said for a stable, borderline boring outcome for the Giants here, however, if Wilson’s only off-field hobby is to get his picture taken at every location in New York City before the ball kicks off in Week 1.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Grand Slam Track has also embraced sports betting through a deal that made Stats Perform its exclusive global data and betting stats partner.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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Most schools will pay their football teams around $15 million, men’s basketball will receive around $3 million with the final $2 million divided between women’s basketball, baseball and other sports.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastime. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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