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
But fast-forward to the present day and skateboarding has become a popular pastime with plenty of newbies learning to skate.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Once a childhood pastime, card collecting has evolved into a high-stakes global market that's become lucrative for enthusiasts and appealing to counterfeiters.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The pending storm is already making an impact on America's favorite summer pastime -- baseball.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 May 2026
The irony of the baseball game did not escape me, the two of us sitting next to each other, enjoying America’s pastime together, the way a father and son might do.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Once a childhood pastime, card collecting has evolved into a high-stakes global market that's become lucrative for enthusiasts and appealing to counterfeiters.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The pending storm is already making an impact on America's favorite summer pastime -- baseball.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 May 2026
The irony of the baseball game did not escape me, the two of us sitting next to each other, enjoying America’s pastime together, the way a father and son might do.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastime
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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
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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
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For years, athletes and parents who questioned transgender participation in women’s sports were often labeled transphobic.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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At a press conference Wednesday announcing the bill, lawmakers cited studies showing that the cost of playing youth sports has risen by 46% in five years, with many families paying more than $5,000 per child for a single season.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastime. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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