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
The $180 billion gaming industry now dwarfs the size of traditional Hollywood movies and television (estimated at $100 billion annually), and has become the preferred pastime for younger generations.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Watching black-and-white films with his dog at his feet was another favorite pastime.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
The practice of poring over the doings and desires of others is not just a pastime but an art.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
But this sort of poetry is not just a cerebral pastime.
—Alissa Quart, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Watching black-and-white films with his dog at his feet was another favorite pastime.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
The practice of poring over the doings and desires of others is not just a pastime but an art.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
But this sort of poetry is not just a cerebral pastime.
—Alissa Quart, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pastime
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“Pastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastime. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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