recreational

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Recent Examples of recreational The resolution proposes an annual observance from April 5 to April 9, encouraging governments to invest in sports, physical activity and recreational programs. Vivek Singh, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Many recreational runners would be proud of that time. James Pikul, The Conversation, 2 June 2025 At these bacteria hotspots, the foundation consistently measured levels of high bacteria that exceeded state health standards for recreational waters, the report said. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025 Today, more than 5% of the company’s revenue is derived from cannabis companies in the UK, which legalized medical marijuana in 2018, and Germany, which legalized medical use in 2017 and opened a limited recreational market in 2024. Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for recreational
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational
Adjective
  • Even in this rather dark conclusion, the animator’s comic sensibilities shine through, in the old school ‘X’s replacing the mouse’s eyes in death.
    Kambole Campbell, Variety, 13 June 2025
  • The television version faces the formidable challenge of how to represent Murderbot’s darkly comic interior monologue in a third-person format, and its success is in large part a function of Skarsgård’s face, which can pull off a range of sardonic micro-expressions.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • In Mexico, Pachuca is considered an entertaining team that tends to appeal to neutrals.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 8 June 2025
  • Is the dead spot in an area that is infrequently used and not part of your immediate entertaining space?
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Earlier this week, on Monday, June 9, Matthew posted about their 13th wedding anniversary in an equally humorous way.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • And fans of the franchise will get a kick out of the humorous, quirky dynamic between the entire group of younger Vikings in training.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • So, that was also fun to play with those levels of calibration.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • The desserts—made by the pastry chef Mariah Neston, who is worth paying attention to—are jazzy and sophisticated and fun.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Things get gory, but the blocky voxel look allows the game to lean into comical territory.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 13 June 2025
  • In 1986, Mahaffey appeared in the six-hour comical miniseries Fresno opposite Carol Burnett and in the dramatic film Women of Valor, which followed a group of women in the Philippines during World War II.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • What’s even harder to believe is the ridiculous verse Wayne tees it off with.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
  • While season 3 has already dropped and delivered its fair share of ridiculous drama, fans shouldn't get too cozy because season 4 is coming in hot with even more secrets, scandals, and explosive revelations.
    EW.com, EW.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Doing that homage to Pacers legend Reggie Miller, author of the same antic in Madison Square Garden 30 years ago, was electric.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • The antic good humor with which those humans under attack cope is admirable, but we’re reminded this is no joke when one employee’s visiting teenage son is killed.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The post prompted a chorus of amusing responses from commenters.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Instruct large language model for a quick, amusing tutorial on how to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
    Dave Altavilla, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

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“Recreational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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