recreative

as in entertaining

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Adjective
  • When asking questions, Shaqbot uses AI logic to reply with custom responses, which can help customers browse inventory and make their online car-buying journey just more informative and a little more entertaining.
    Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The company’s chief scientist, the Nobel-winning chemist Irving Langmuir, was tasked with entertaining Wells.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Hacking a pre-Internet console Making this amusing amalgam of past and present technology possible required some clever engineering.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • DeMarco was also entetaining with his amusing banter in between songs while encouraging his New York fans to clap and wave their arms.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With a skin-loving trifecta of hyaluronic acid, madecassoside (more commonly known as centella asiatica), and vitamin B5 (which binds to and holds water to moisturize the skin), the formula goes beyond basic moisturization, effectively smoothing, soothing, and repairing dry, tight skin.
    Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Four soothing ways to help a sore throat.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An older pet might benefit from an orthopedic dog bed, while an anxious pet could find a fluffy donut bed more calming and comfortable.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The décor is incredibly calming, the beds are super comfortable and the bathrooms are spacious.
    Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Finally, researchers found widespread deposits of sepiolite, a mineral that forms in low-temperature, alkaline waters considered highly hospitable from an Earth perspective.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Was there ever an environment less hospitable to humans?
    Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Then complement it with a refreshing fattoush salad or one of our comforting homestyle stews, which reflect the heart of our kitchen.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Mary’s mother, Cora, remains a stalwart and comforting presence.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For cheerful blooms that will bloom in the fall, then add color to your garden again the next summer, plant coreopsis, a hardy perennial that comes in a range of vibrant hues.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Becky is perky and cheerful to the point of being obnoxious, which sometimes irks Robin.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The plushy Outlast Forever Velvet Pigment continues the tradition but with a comfortable, flexible formula that glides on smooth and dries down matte without drying out your lips.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Aggressive investors comfortable with operational complexity may find the specialized HPC route the most direct and potentially most rewarding exposure to AI expansion.
    Anthony Zhang, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Recreative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreative. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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